Table 2.
Negative comments about specialties (n = 960)
| Frequently, % | Sometimes, % | Never, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How often do you hear people make negative comments about other specialties? | |||
| Medical students | 44.7 | 52.1 | 3.2 |
| Consultants during placements | 32.8 | 57.1 | 10.2 |
| Registrars during placements | 26.8 | 63.1 | 10.2 |
| Junior doctors during placements | 20.1 | 70.0 | 9.9 |
| Academic staff | |||
| Medical (e.g. professors, clinical lecturers) | 19.6 | 72.8 | 7.6 |
| Non-medical (e.g. non-clinical lecturers) | 10.5 | 75.4 | 14.1 |
| How often do you personally make negative comments about the following specialties? | |||
| Surgery (e.g. ENT, orthopaedics) | 9.6 | 56.4 | 34.1 |
| General practice | 9.1 | 59.3 | 31.6 |
| Psychiatry | 7.3 | 57.0 | 35.7 |
| Radiology | 3.8 | 50.6 | 45.5 |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 3.2 | 46.8 | 50.1 |
| Anaesthetics | 2.8 | 44.5 | 52.7 |
| Hospital medicine (e.g. cardiology, respiratory medicine) | 1.5 | 43.2 | 55.3 |
| Emergency medicine | 1.1 | 35.6 | 63.4 |
ENT, ear, nose and throat.