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Table 3 Description of students with different choices of career1

From: Becoming a general practitioner - Which factors have most impact on career choice of medical students?

 

GP

(n = 88)

Asth

(n = 101)

Sur

(n = 115)

Paed

(n = 125)

Gyn

(n = 127)

IM

(n = 152)

other

(n = 406)

Gender, n (%)

       

Female

59 (67.0)

51 (50.5)

68 (59.1)

101 (80.8)

119 (93.7)

73 (48.0)

260 (64.0)

Male

29 (33.0)

48 (47.5)

44 (38.3)

24 (19.2)

7 (5.5)

79 (52.0)

146 (36.0)

Age, mean (SD)

24.6 (3.3)

24.9 (3.4)

23.2 (3.1)

23.9 (3.4)

24.1 (2.3)

24.2 (2.7)

24.1 (3.1)

Year of study

       

1st - 2nd

21 (23.9)

27 (26.7)

49 (42.6)

40 (32.0)

22 (17.3)

28 (18.4)

86 (21.2)

3rd - 5th

48 (54.5)

63 (62.4)

54 (47.0)

57 (45.6)

84 (66.1)

91 (59.9)

257 (63.3)

> 5th

17 (19.3)

11 (10.9)

8 (7.0)

27 (21.6)

17 (13.4)

30 (19.7)

55 (13.5)

  1. 1varies due to missing data
  2. SD = Standard deviation, GP = general practice, Asth = anaesthetics, Sur = surgery, Gyn = gynaecology and obstetrics, Paed = paediatrics, IM = internal medicine