Table 2.
Desired characteristics in IMV work
| Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|
| Most desired specialty | |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 25 |
| Emergency medicine | 11 |
| Pediatrics | 9 |
| General surgery | 9 |
| Internal medicine | 8 |
| Surgical subspecialty | 7 |
| Medical subspecialty | 7 |
| Oncology | 6 |
| Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | 6 |
| Other | 6 |
| Pathology | 2 |
| Anesthesiology | 2 |
| Critical care | 2 |
| Psychiatry/psychology | 2 |
| Most important capacity for IMVs | |
| Clinical education | 39 |
| Research collaboration | 18 |
| Systems development | 11 |
| Direct clinical intervention: medical (adult) | 11 |
| Equipment education | 6 |
| Direct clinical intervention: elective surgical | 6 |
| Direct clinical intervention: disaster response (surgical) | 3 |
| Direct clinical intervention: disaster response (medical) | 3 |
| Direct clinical intervention: medical (pediatric) | 2 |
| None | 1 |
| Interest in international medical volunteers | |
| Against | 1 |
| Minimal interest | 6 |
| Somewhat interested | 17 |
| Interested | 48 |
| Very interested | 28 |