Table 4.
Mentorship, Scholarship, and Conference Attendance Influence on Choosing a Career in Infectious Diseases or Other Fields
| Answer Category | Infectious Diseases Career Category |
P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Applied (n = 42) | (2) Considered (n = 188) | (3) Uninterested (n = 360) | ||
| A mentor in a given field influences career choice | 100.0 | 91.0 | 87.7 | .365 |
| Had a mentor in ID/chosen field during training | 79.9 | 43.3 | 72.0 | <.001 |
| If yes, when developed relationship | ||||
| Before medical school | 2.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | .908 |
| In medical school | 33.1 | 25.0 | 27.8 | |
| In residency | 64.1 | 67.4 | 65.3 | |
| Participating in scholarship in a given field influences career choice | 80.3 | 88.8 | 85.7 | .572 |
| Participated in scholarship in ID/chosen field during training | 76.2 | 23.4 | 64.4 | <.001 |
| If participated, first experience was | ||||
| Before medical school | 4.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | .841 |
| In medical school | 32.8 | 34.3 | 27.8 | |
| In residency | 63.0 | 58.7 | 65.2 | |
| If participated, type of scholarship | ||||
| Teaching session to other learners | 25.1 | 6.8 | 28.3 | <.001 |
| Grand Rounds | 4.8 | 2.7 | 8.2 | .047 |
| Research project | 32.7 | 14.0 | 50.2 | <.001 |
| Poster presentation | 47.1 | 12.9 | 41.8 | <.001 |
| Oral presentation | 18.0 | 5.1 | 18.5 | .002 |
| Manuscript | 21.8 | 4.5 | 25.6 | <.001 |
| Attending conferences influences career choice | 83.9 | 77.0 | 78.2 | .739 |
| Attended conference during training | 59.0 | 52.5 | 59.7 | .540 |
| If attended, went to ID-themed conference | 83.8 | 17.6 | 4.1 | <.001 |
| If attended, when (first) | ||||
| Before medical school | 6.2 | 4.5 | 6.5 | .344 |
| In medical school | 36.8 | 37.1 | 24.8 | |
| In residency | 56.9 | 58.4 | 68.7 | |
Data are presented as percentage.
Abbreviation: ID, infectious diseases.