Table 5.

Motivating Factors for Pursuing Orthopaedic Surgery as a Career

Motivating Factor	Rate of Overall Selection, N (%)	Ranked 1, N (%)	Ranked 2, N (%)	Ranked 3, N (%)
Academic opportunities	150 (51.7)	7 (2.4)	14 (4.8)	28 (9.7)
Clinical rotation experience	246 (84.8)	80 (27.6)	65 (22.4)	52 (17.9)
Degree of financial debt	18 (6.2)	1 (0.3)	2 (0.7)	3 (1.0)
Family considerations	30 (10.3)	5 (1.7)	3 (1.0)	3 (1.0)
Intellectual curiosity	251 (86.6)	93 (32.1)	63 (21.7)	46 (15.9)
Lifestyle	124 (42.8)	8 (2.8)	18 (6.2)	16 (5.5)
Mentor/faculty interactions	220 (75.9)	40 (13.8)	69 (23.8)	50 (17.2)
Personal experience with a musculoskeletal injury/condition to yourself, a family member, or friend	174 (60.0)	40 (13.8)	30 (10.3)	57 (19.7)
Salary	81 (27.9)	4 (1.4)	6 (2.1)	15 (5.2)
Specialty prestige	66 (22.8)	2 (0.7)	7 (2.4)	5 (1.7)
Other	40 (13.8)	7 (2.4)	7 (2.4)	7 (2.4)