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. 2012 Jun 30;24(2):163–168. [Article in Korean] doi: 10.3946/kjme.2012.24.2.163

Table 2.

Future Career, Major, Concern, and Motive of Selection of Freshmen

Data Group No. in 2009 (%) No. in 2011 (%) p-value
Career Clinical professor 54 (43.2) 54 (43.2) 0.998
Private clinics 37 (29.6) 34 (27.2) 0.596
Public officer 11 (8.8) 8 (6.4) 0.069
Medical researcher 10 (8.0) 17 (13.6) 0.055
Academic faculty: basic science 8 (6.4) 4 (3.2) 0.693
Other 5 (4.0) 8 (6.4) 0.125
Major Internal medicine 25 (20.0) 25 (20.0) 0.997
Psychiatrics 14 (11.2) 10 (8.0) 0.199
General surgery 11 (8.8) 11 (8.8) 0.996
Pediatrics 10 (8.0) 11 (8.8) 0.818
Chest surgery 6 (4.8) 6 (4.8) 0.995
Others 42 (33.6) 45 (36.0) 0.259
Undecided 17 (13.6) 17 (13.6) 0.997
Concern Time control 38 (30.4) 55 (44.0) 0.012
Maladjustment 21 (16.8) 34 (27.2) 0.026
Economic difficulty 20 (16.0) 15 (12.0) 0.046
Career plan after graduation 18 (14.4) 8 (6.4) 0.023
Health 14 (11.2) 5 (4.0) 0.011
Relationship with classmate 9 (7.2) 6 (4.8) 0.059
Others 5 (4.0) 2 (1.6) 0.055
Motive of selection of our school Possibility of pass 40 (32.0) 26 (20.8) 0.021
Social contribution of graduated medical students 27 (21.8) 19 (15.5) 0.035
Familiar relationship of graduated medical students 23 (18.5) 26 (20.8) 0.189
Counsel of parents 13 (10.1) 13 (10.1) 0.996
Facilities of school 9 (7.2) 15 (12.0) 0.046
Others 13 (10.4) 26 (20.8) 0.011
Total 125 (100.0) 125 (100.0)