Table 6.
Numbers and percentages of practicing dermatologists in year 10, based on their original any first career choices in years 1, 3, and 5 (looking backwards).
| Career choices | Male % (N) |
Female % (N) |
Total % (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Dermatology as untied first choice | 15% (5) | 22% (11) | 19% (16) |
| Dermatology as tied 1st choice | 0% (0) | 8% (4) | 5% (4) |
| Dermatology as 2nd or 3rd choice | 9% (3) | 4% (2) | 6% (5) |
| Other hospital physician specialties | 58% (19) | 43% (21) | 49% (40) |
| Others | 18% (6) | 22% (11) | 21% (17) |
| Total | 100% (33) | 100% (49) | 100% (82) |
| Year 3 | |||
| Dermatology as untied first choice | 62% (21) | 47% (27) | 53% (48) |
| Dermatology as tied 1st choice | 0% (0) | 16% (9) | 10% (9) |
| Dermatology as 2nd or 3rd choice | 0% (0) | 12% (7) | 8% (7) |
| Other hospital physician specialties | 15% (5) | 10% (6) | 12% (11) |
| Others | 23% (8) | 14% (8) | 18% (16) |
| Total | 100% (34) | 100% (57) | 100% (91) |
| Year 5 | |||
| Dermatology as untied first choice | 100% (33) | 88% (45) | 93% (78) |
| Dermatology as tied 1st choice | 0% (0) | 2% (1) | 1% (1) |
| Dermatology as 2nd or 3rd choice | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) |
| Other hospital physician specialties | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) |
| Others | 0% (0) | 10% (5) | 6% (5) |
| Total | 100% (33) | 100% (51) | 100% (84) |
For details of specialties included as “other hospital physician” specialties, see Methods.