Table 4.
Level of interest in various areas of specialization
| Working environment |
Score (*) |
Interest (**) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | % | CI 95% | ||
| Hospital medical specialties |
4.9 |
1.1 |
88.0 |
87.1 |
88.9 |
| Hospital surgical specialties |
4.3 |
1.6 |
69.6 |
68.3 |
70.9 |
| Pediatrics |
3.7 |
1.7 |
56.1 |
54.7 |
57.5 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology |
3.3 |
1.6 |
44.6 |
43.2 |
46.0 |
| Research |
3.1 |
1.7 |
42.5 |
41.1 |
43.9 |
| Psychiatry |
3.1 |
1.7 |
40.9 |
39.5 |
42.3 |
| Family medicine |
3.1 |
1.5 |
39.4 |
38.0 |
40.8 |
| Teaching |
2.8 |
1.6 |
33.9 |
32.6 |
35.2 |
| Dermatology |
2.7 |
1.5 |
29.4 |
28.1 |
30.7 |
| Ophthalmology |
2.7 |
1.5 |
29.1 |
27.8 |
30.4 |
| Diagnostic imaging |
2.7 |
1.5 |
28.8 |
27.5 |
30.1 |
| Laboratory |
2.6 |
1.6 |
28.3 |
27.1 |
29.5 |
| Ear, nose and throat |
2.5 |
1.3 |
23.5 |
22.3 |
24.7 |
| Preventive medicine and public health | 2.4 | 1.4 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 21.8 |
SD: Standard deviation; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.
(*) Score on a Likert scale from 1 to 6 points.
(**) Score equal to or greater than 4.