Table 2.
Specialty preferences among medical students by gender and ranking of choices
| |
Female (n = 58 54.7 %) |
|
Male (n = 48 45.3 %) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total (n = 106) |
Total |
First Choice |
Second Choice |
Third Choice |
Total |
First Choice |
Second Choice |
Third Choice |
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| Variable | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Surgery |
33 |
56.9 |
13 |
21.4 |
9 |
15.5 |
11 |
19.0 |
33 |
68.8 |
17 |
35.4 |
9 |
18.8 |
7 |
14.6 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology |
43 |
74.1 |
21 |
36.2 |
14 |
24.4 |
8 |
13.8 |
22 |
45.8 |
3 |
6.3 |
11 |
22.9 |
8 |
16.7 |
| Pediatrics |
34 |
58.6 |
12 |
20.7 |
16 |
27.6 |
6 |
10.3 |
21 |
43.8 |
2 |
4.2 |
11 |
22.9 |
8 |
16.7 |
| Internal medicine |
24 |
41.4 |
6 |
10.3 |
9 |
15.5 |
9 |
15.5 |
39 |
81.3 |
17 |
35.4 |
12 |
25.0 |
10 |
20.8 |
| Psychiatry |
2 |
3.4 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
1.7 |
1 |
1.7 |
4 |
8.3 |
2 |
4.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
4.2 |
| Orthopedics |
3 |
5.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
5.2 |
4 |
8.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
4 |
8.3 |
| Ophthalmology |
4 |
6.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
4 |
6.9 |
1 |
2.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
2.1 |
| Dermatology |
4 |
6.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
3.5 |
2 |
3.5 |
2 |
4.2 |
1 |
2.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
2.1 |
| Anesthesiology |
4 |
6.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
3.5 |
2 |
3.5 |
2 |
4.2 |
1 |
2.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
2.1 |
| Radiology |
3 |
5.2 |
2 |
3.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
1.7 |
3 |
6.3 |
1 |
2.1 |
1 |
2.1 |
1 |
2.1 |
| Public Health |
15 |
25.9 |
3 |
5.2 |
5 |
8.6 |
7 |
12.1 |
8 |
16.7 |
4 |
8.3 |
2 |
4.2 |
2 |
4.2 |
| Family Medicine |
4 |
6.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
3.5 |
3 |
5.2 |
3 |
6.3 |
1 |
2.1 |
1 |
2.1 |
1 |
2.1 |
| Basic sciences |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
1.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
4.2 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |