Table 4.
Relationship between specialty preference and gender
| n (%) | Median | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty | Male (n = 150) | Female (n = 257) | Together (n = 407) | GPA | |||
| Anesthesiology | 11 | (7.3) | 14 | (5.4) | 25 | (6.1) | 4.2 |
| Cardiology | 6 | (4.0) | 9 | (3.5) | 15 | (3.7) | 4.0 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 4 | (2.7) | 6 | (2.3) | 10 | (2.5) | 4.0 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy | 1 | (0.7) | 3 | (1.2) | 4 | (1.0) | 4.0 |
| Clinical Genetics | 0 | (0) | 4 | (1.6) | 4 | (1.0) | 4.5 |
| Clinical Neurophysiology | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | – |
| Dermatology and Venereology | 0 | (0) | 15 | (5.8) | 15 | (3.7) | 4.0 |
| Emergency Medicine | 1 | (0.7) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.2) | – |
| Endocrinology | 4 | (2.7) | 14 | (5.4) | 18 | (4.4) | 4.4 |
| Gastroenterology | 1 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.8) | 3 | (0.7) | 4.0 |
| Geriatrics | 1 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.5) | – |
| Gynecology and Obstetrics | 2 | (1.3) | 11 | (4.3) | 13 | (3.2) | 4.0 |
| Infectious Diseases | 3 | (2.0) | 4 | (1.6) | 7 | (1.7) | 4.1 |
| Internal Medicine | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | – |
| Laboratory Medicine/Medical Biopathology | 1 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.5) | 4.8 |
| Medical Microbiology | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | – |
| Nephrology | 2 | (1.3) | 9 | (3.5) | 11 | (2.7) | 4.2 |
| Neurology | 12 | (8.0) | 13 | (5.1) | 25 | (6.1) | 4.0 |
| Neurosurgery | 11 | (7.3) | 7 | (2.7) | 18 | (4.4) | 4.4 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 0 | (0) | 3 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.7) | 4.0 |
| Occupational Medicine | 11 | (7.3) | 5 | (1.9) | 16 | (3.9) | 4.0 |
| Ophthalmology | 0 | (0) | 6 | (2.3) | 6 | (1.5) | 4.0 |
| Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery | 2 | (1.3) | 4 | (1.6) | 6 | (1.5) | 4.2 |
| Orthopedics | 9 | (6.0) | 3 | (1.2) | 12 | (2.9) | 3.9 |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 1 | (0.7) | 3 | (1.2) | 4 | (1.0) | 4.5 |
| Pediatric Surgery | 2 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.8) | 4 | (1.0) | 4.4 |
| Pediatrics | 12 | (8.0) | 18 | (7.0) | 30 | (7.4) | 4.0 |
| Pathology | 5 | (3.3) | 36 | (14.0) | 41 | (10.1) | 4.0 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2 | (1.3) | 7 | (2.7) | 9 | (2.2) | 4.0 |
| Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery | 3 | (2.0) | 6 | (2.3) | 9 | (2.2) | 4.2 |
| Pneumology | 0 | (0) | 3 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.7) | 4.4 |
| Psychiatry | 7 | (4.7) | 18 | (7.0) | 25 | (6.1) | 4.0 |
| Public Health Medicine | 7 | (4.7) | 5 | (1.9) | 12 | (2.9) | 3.9 |
| Radiology | 8 | (5.3) | 7 | (2.7) | 15 | (3.7) | 4.0 |
| Radiotherapy | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | – |
| Rheumatology | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | – |
| Surgery | 10 | (6.7) | 3 | (1.2) | 13 | (3.2) | 4.0 |
| Thoracic Surgery | 1 | (0.7) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.2) | – |
| Urology | 3 | (2.0) | 4 | (1.6) | 7 | (1.7) | 4.0 |
| Vascular Surgery | 7 | (4.7) | 6 | (2.3) | 13 | (3.2) | 4.0 |