Table 3.

Effects of Applicant Characteristics on Rating of Factors Important in Selecting an Ophthalmology Residency Program

Correlating Factors	P Value*
Planning on academic career and opportunity for resident research	<0.0001
Planning on academic career and prestige of program	0.0003
Planning on fellowship and opportunity for resident research	<0.0001
Planning on fellowship and prestige of program	<0.0001
Female gender and diversity of faculty/residents by race or gender	<0.0001
Female gender and desirability of geography/climate of training site	0.0002
Ethnic minority and diversity of faculty/residents by race or gender	<0.0001
Ethnic minority and cultural/ethnic diversity of location of training site	<0.0001

^*Wilcoxon rank-sum test to compare 2 independent variables and Kruskal–Wallis test to compare ≥3 unpaired groups. Statistical significance was defined as P<0.0005, based on a Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.