Table 2.
Career aspirations, analysis by gender
| All specialties | Medical specialties | Surgical specialties | Gynecology-Obstetrics | Anesthesia & resuscitation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total n = 462 | men n = 98 |
women n = 195 |
p value | men n = 31 |
women n = 16 |
p value | men n = 10 |
women n = 57 |
p value | men n = 34 |
women n = 21 |
p value | |
| Master of science | .227 | .103 | .001 | .212 | |||||||||
| unintended | 267 (57,8%) | 46 (46,9%) | 114 (58,5%) | 19 (61,3%) | 12 (75,0%) | 2 (20,0%) | 32 (56,1%) | 23 (67,6%) | 19 (90,5%) | ||||
| don’t know | 36 (7,8%) | 5 (5,1%) | 15 (7,7%) | 4 (12,9%) | 1 (6,3%) | 0 (0,0%) | 8 (14,0%) | 3 (8,8%) | 0 (0,0%) | ||||
| wished but not expected | 41 (8,9%) | 13 (13,3%) | 19 (9,7%) | 2 (6,5%) | 1 (6,3%) | 3 (30,0%) | 1 (1,8%) | 2 (5,9%) | 0 (0,0%) | ||||
| desired and planned | 62 (13,4%) | 16 (16,3%) | 23 (11,8%) | 6 (19,4%) | 0 (0,0%) | 4 (40,0%) | 8 (14,0%) | 3 (8,8%) | 2 (9,5%) | ||||
| already achieved | 56 (12,1%) | 18 (18,4%) | 24 (12,3%) | 0 (0,0%) | 2 (12,5%) | 1 (10,0%) | 8 (14,0%) | 3 (8,8%) | 0 (0,0%) | ||||
| PhD in science | .151 | .240 | .004 | .084 | |||||||||
| unintended | 326 (79,6%) | 58 (59,2%) | 140 (71,8%) | 23 (74,2%) | 15 (93,8%) | 4 (40,0%) | 40 (70,2%) | 25 (73,5%) | 21 (100%) | ||||
| don’t know | 69 (14,9%) | 17 (17,3%) | 24 (12,3%) | 5 (16,1%) | 1 (6,3%) | 2 (20,0%) | 14 (24,6%) | 6 (17,6%) | 0 (0,0%) | ||||
| wished but not expected | 16 (3,5%) | 7 (7,1%) | 7 (3,6%) | 0 (0,0%) | 0 (0,0%) | 0 (0,0%) | 1 (1,8%) | 1 (2,9%) | 0 (0,0%) | ||||
| desired and planned | 48 (10,4%) | 16 (16,3%) | 22 (11,3%) | 3 (9,7%) | 0 (0,0%) | 3 (30,0%) | 2 (3,5%) | 2 (5,9%) | 0 (0,0%) | ||||
| already achieved | 3 (0,6%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1,0%) | 0 (0,0%) | 0 (0,0%) | 1 (10,0%) | 0 (0,0%) | 0 (0,0%) | 0 (0,0%) | ||||
| Publication article | .035 | .412 | .340 | .378 | |||||||||
| none | 257 (55,6%) | 44 (44,9%) | 120 (61,5%) | 14 (45,2%) | 7 (43,8%) | 6 (60,0%) | 28 (49,1%) | 21 (61,8) | 17 (44,7%) | ||||
| in progress | 132 (28,6%) | 38 (38,8%) | 46 (23,6%) | 11 (35,5%) | 8 (50,0%) | 1 (10,0%) | 19 (33,3%) | 6 (17,6%) | 3 (14,3%) | ||||
| 1 | 47 (10,2%) | 10 (10,2%) | 17 (8,7%) | 6 (19,4%) | 1 (6,3%) | 2 (20,0%) | 4 (7,0%) | 6 (17,6%) | 1 (4,8%) | ||||
| > 1 | 26 (5,6%) | 6 (6,1%) | 12 (6,2%) | 0 (0,0%) | 0 (0,0%) | 1 (10,0%) | 6 (10,5%) | 1 (2,9%) | 0 (0,0%) | ||||
| Post-residency | .049 | .075 | .001 | .661 | |||||||||
| PHC-attach | 24 (5,2%) | 6 (6,1%) | 10 (5,1%) | 0 (0,0%) | 1 (6,3%) | 0 (0,0%) | 0 (0,0%) | 4 (11,8%) | 3 (14,3%) | ||||
| assistant | 199 (43,1%) | 33 (33,7%) | 91 (46,7%) | 9 (29,0%) | 9 (56,3%) | 2 (20,0%) | 31 (54,4%) | 13 (38,2%) | 11 (52,4%) | ||||
| doesn’t know | 79 (17,1%) | 15 (15,3%) | 37 (19,0%) | 3 (9,7%) | 2 (12,5%) | 0 (0,0%) | 13 (22,8%) | 6 (17,6%) | 3 (14,3%) | ||||
| fellowship | 160 (34,6%) | 44 (44,9%) | 57 (29,2%) | 19 (61,3%) | 4 (25,0%) | 8 (80,0%) | 13 (22,8%) | 11 (32,4%) | 4 (19,0%) | ||||
| Wants to do research | 117 (25,3%) | 37 (37,8%) | 49 (25,1%) | .067 | 6 (19,4%) | 2 (12,5%) | .608 | 5 (50,0%) | 4 (7,0%) | .001 | 13 (38,2%) | 1 (4,8%) | .012 |
| Wants to teach | 200 (43,3%) | 57 (58,2%) | 70 (35,9%) | .001 | 20 (64,5%) | 2 (12,5%) | .002 | 9 (90,0%) | 19 (33,3%) | .003 | 20 (58,8%) | 3 (14,3%) | .002 |
| Career envisioned | <.001 | .039 | <.001 | .810 | |||||||||
| private practice | 77 (16,7%) | 17 (17,3%) | 34 (17,4%) | 12 (38,7%) | 2 (12,5%) | 0 (0,0%) | 6 (10,5%) | 4 (11,8%) | 2 (9,5%) | ||||
| hospital staff physician | 220 (47,6%) | 39 (39,8%) | 96 (49,2%) | 10 (32,3%) | 12 (75,0%) | 5 (50,0%) | 23 (40,4%) | 20 (58,8%) | 15 (71,4%) | ||||
| academic medicien | 54 (11,7%) | 26 (26,5%) | 14 (7,2%) | 3 (9,7%) | 0 (0,0%) | 5 (50,0%) | 2 (3,5%) | 3 (8,8%) | 1 (4,8%) | ||||
| doesn’t know | 111 (24,0%) | 16 (16,3%) | 51 (26,2%) | 6 (19,4%) | 2 (12,5%) | 0 (0,0%) | 26 (45,6%) | 7 (20,6%) | 3 (14,3%) | ||||