Table 2.
Percentage (and number, n) who described their choice as a definite or probable choice, for doctors who chose each specialty group (N): UK medical graduates surveyed 1 year after graduation
| Grouped specialty* | Cohort group | |||||||
| 2015 | 2012 | 2005, 2008 and 2009 | Linear trend | |||||
| % | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | χ2 value | P value (df=1) | |
| Radiology | 86.8 | 79/91 | 82.5 | 47/57 | 73.2 | 131/179 | 7.1 | 0.008 |
| Surgery | 86.3 | 421/488 | 85.3 | 301/353 | 80.0 | 1253/1566 | 11.9 | <0.001 |
| Psychiatry | 78.7 | 129/164 | 73.9 | 68/92 | 78.0 | 256/328 | 0.0 | 0.981 |
| Community health | 77.8 | 7/9 | 33.3 | 2/6 | 44.4 | 4/9 | NA | NA |
| General practice | 76.1 | 638/838 | 80.4 | 555/690 | 75.9 | 2016/2656 | 0.6 | 0.457 |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 75.0 | 123/164 | 82.3 | 102/124 | 70.7 | 352/498 | 2.6 | 0.108 |
| Anaesthesia | 73.6 | 349/474 | 80.4 | 242/301 | 72.5 | 766/1057 | 0.9 | 0.356 |
| Radiotherapy and oncology | 73.1 | 57/78 | 74.1 | 43/58 | 68.7 | 125/182 | 0.7 | 0.415 |
| Paediatrics | 72.8 | 190/261 | 80.3 | 171/213 | 74.9 | 586/782 | 0.1 | 0.798 |
| Non-medical | 71.4 | 30/42 | 43.8 | 7/16 | 49.2 | 31/63 | 4.6 | 0.031 |
| Emergency medicine | 69.0 | 118/171 | 77.7 | 80/103 | 61.6 | 252/409 | 4.6 | 0.031 |
| Public health | 67.9 | 19/28 | 55.2 | 16/29 | 61.4 | 51/83 | 0.1 | 0.699 |
| Hospital medical specialties | 67.3 | 533/792 | 68.9 | 430/624 | 60.6 | 1360/2244 | 15.6 | <0.001 |
| Other medical specialties | 66.7 | 14/21 | 83.3 | 10/12 | 56.9 | 41/72 | 1.3 | 0.257 |
| Pathology | 66.0 | 64/97 | 76.1 | 51/67 | 67.3 | 152/226 | 0.0 | 0.968 |
| All respondents* | 80.8 | 2343/2900 | 83.0 | 1831/2206 | 77.3 | 6387/8263 | 24.8 | <0.001 |
Note: Due to low numbers, χ2 could not be calculated for community health.
*Excludes respondents who did not state a specialty choice or the level of certainty of their career choice.
NA, not applicable.