Table 2.
Selection Criteria - Men vs Women
| ALL | WOMEN | MEN | WOMEN vs MEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 540 | 258 | 282 | |
| CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A SPECIALTY a | ||||
| TIME WITH FAMILY (1)b | 69% | 75% | 63% | p < 0.002 |
| CONTROLLABLE LIFESTYLE (1) | 67% | 72% | 63% | p < 0.006 |
| SPECIALTY THAT DEALS WITH SOCIAL ISSUES (3) | 30% | 37% | 23% | p < 0.0001 |
| DAYTIME WORK ONLY (1) | 25% | 28% | 16% | p < 0.001 |
| ADVANCING RAPIDLY (2) | 60% | 55% | 64% | p < 0.01 |
| PROCEDURES/SURGERY | 48% | 41% | 55% | p < 0.0003 |
| HIGH SALARY | 47% | 41% | 53% | p < 0.005 |
| PRIVATE PRACTICE | 39% | 34% | 45% | p < 0.007 |
| OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH (2) | 40% | 36% | 44% | p < 0.01 |
| ACADEMIC FACULTY MEMBER | 27% | 23% | 31% | p < 0.01 |
| BEDSIDE SPECIALTY | 93% | 93% | 93% | NS |
| WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS | 72% | 68% | 75% | NS |
| INDEPENDENT PRACTICE | 55% | 54% | 57% | NS |
| SPECIALTY WITH TEAMWORK | 51% | 49% | 52% | NS |
| INFLUENCE OF SPOUSE | 38% | 37% | 40% | NS |
| INFLUENCE OF FAMILY | 10% | 12% | 9% | NS |
| WORK ONLY IN THE COMMUNITY | 4% | 5% | 3% | NS |
| NARROW RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS ©c | 3% | 2% | 4% | NS |
| SPECIALTY THAT MY COLEAGUES CHOOSE © | 1% | 0% | 1% | NS |
| INFLUENCE OF CLASSMATES © | 1% | 0% | 3% | NS |
| CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A RESIDENCY a | ||||
| FAMILY LIVING LOCATION | 71% | 78% | 65% | p < 0.002 |
| CONTROLLABLE LIFESTYLE | 65% | 70% | 60% | p < 0.0001 |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | 64% | 71% | 58% | p < 0.005 |
| MUCH SUPERVISION BY SENIOR PHYSICIANS | 43% | 50% | 36% | p < 0.007 |
| PRE-DETERMINED WORK HOURS (2) | 42% | 47% | 37% | p < 0.01 |
| INFLUENCE OF FAMILY | 35% | 43% | 28% | p < 0.001 |
| LIMITED WORK HOURS | 24% | 29% | 18% | p < 0.02 |
| MAKE CLINICAL DECISIONS ON YOUR OWN | 55% | 47% | 62% | p < 0.01 |
| MUCH “ACTION” | 42% | 39% | 46% | p < 0.05 |
| TEACHING STUDENTS | 43% | 37% | 48% | p < 0.01 |
| MANY ON-CALL SHIFTS | 11% | 9% | 13% | p < 0.0001 |
| INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE (1) © | 83% | 84% | 82% | NS |
| LEADING DEPARTMENT (1) © | 76% | 77% | 75% | NS |
| LARGE HOSPTIAL | 57% | 53% | 60% | NS |
| PHYSICAL CHALLENGE | 44% | 41% | 45% | NS |
| OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH | 26% | 22% | 29% | NS |
| PRIMARY CARE | 19% | 17% | 21% | NS |
| SHORT RESIDENCY | 15% | 17% | 14% | NS |
| MUCH CLINIC TIME (2) | 12% | 12% | 11% | NS |
| HOSPITAL IN THE PERIPHERY (3) | 9% | 8% | 9% | NS |
| Residency in a non-leading department with pleasant working conditions | 43% | 50% | 36% | |
| Residency in a leading department with unpleasant working conditions | 57% | 50% | 64% | p < 0.05 |
| Residency in a hospital in the periphery in a specialty that interests me | 89% | 91% | 88% | |
| Residency in a university hospital in a specialty that interests me less | 11% | 9% | 12% | NS |
| Residency in a specialty that interests me but 2-3 year wait | 64% | 63% | 66% | |
| Residency in a specialty that interests me less but residency within a year | 35% | 37% | 34% | NS |
aPercent of “agree” and “agree much” responses on 5-point Likert Scale
bNumbers in parenthesis are the results of factor analysis
c©-cluster per cluster analysis
Boldface entries are the higher value of a significant pair