Table 1. Change in Selected Specialties Choice From Matriculation to Graduation.
|
Specialty |
Matriculating S tudent Q uestionnaire 2014–2017 |
Graduation Questionnaire 2018–2021 |
Percent change between MSQ and GQ (%) |
|
Dermatology |
1,545 |
1,128 ↓ |
27 ↓ |
|
Emergency medicine |
5,419 |
5,142 ↓ |
5 ↓ |
|
Family medicine |
3,820 |
↑ 4,759 |
↑ 25 |
|
Internal medicine |
8,648 |
↑ 9,852 |
↑ 14 |
|
Neurosurgery |
1,500 |
559 ↓ |
63 ↓ |
|
Neurology |
2,385 |
1,408 ↓ |
41 ↓ |
|
Ob/Gyn |
2,898 |
↑ 3,671 |
↑ 27 |
|
Ophthalmology |
1,153 |
1,141 ↓ |
1 ↓ |
|
Orthopedics |
4,773 |
2,170 ↓ |
55 ↓ |
|
Pathology |
445 |
↑ 513 |
↑ 15 |
|
Pediatrics |
6,756 |
5,534 ↓ |
18 ↓ |
|
General surgery |
5,223 |
3,339 ↓ |
36 ↓ |
|
Anesthesia |
1,323 |
↑ 3,087 |
↑ 233 |
|
Psychiatry |
1,169 |
↑ 2,949 |
↑ 252 |
|
Radiology |
966 |
↑ 2,209 |
↑ 229 |
|
Urology |
295 |
↑ 901 |
↑ 305 |
|
Med-Peds |
808 |
↑ 1,026 |
↑ 27 |
|
Undecided |
10,775 |
192 ↓ |
98 ↓ |
|
No answer |
6,917 |
2,842 ↓ |
95 ↓ |
↑ = Net increase in students selecting this specialty from matriculation to graduation
↓ = Net decrease in students selecting this specialty from matriculation to graduation
Abbreviations: MSQ, Matriculating Student Questionnaire; GQ, Graduation Questionnaire; Ob/Gyn, obstetrics and gynecology; Med-Peds, internal medicine and pediatrics