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. 2013 Mar 31;25(1):15–21. doi: 10.3946/kjme.2013.25.1.15

Table 1.

Specialties Chosen by Medical Students

Specialty Total Men Women p-value



Rank No.(%) Rank No. (%) Rank No. (%)
Internal medicine 1 58 (20.5) 1 32 (19.7) 1 26 (21) 0.69
Psychiatrics 2 26 (9.2) 3 14 (8.6) 2 12 (10) 0.70
Neurology 3 23 (8.1) 3 14 (8.6) 5 9 (7.5) 0.73
Rehabilitation medicine 4 21 (7.4) 5 13 (8) 6 8 (6.7) 0.67
Radiology 4 21 (7.4) 8 9 (5.6) 2 12 (10) 0.16
Pediatrics 4 21 (7.4) 6 10 (6.2) 4 11 (9.2) 0.34
Orthopedics 4 21 (7.4) 2 17 (10.5) 10 4 (3.3) 0.02*
Family medicine 8 15 (5.3) 13 4 (2.5) 4 11 (9.2) 0.02*
Otorhinolaryngology 9 13 (4.6) 9 8 (4.9) 8 5 (4.2) 0.76
Dermatology 9 13 (4.6) 6 10 (6.2) 12 3 (2.5) 0.15
General surgery 9 13 (4.6) 11 7 (4.3) 7 6 (5.1) 0.79
Ophthalmology 12 11 (3.9) 9 8 (4.9) 12 3 (2.5) 0.30
Obstetrics & gynecology 13 8 (2.8) 14 3 (1.8) 8 5 (4.2) 0.25
Neurosurgery 14 7 (2.4) 11 7 (4.3) 0 -
Anesthesia 15 6 (2.1) 15 2 (1.2) 10 4 (3.3) -
Basic science 16 2 (0.7) 15 2 (1.2) 0 -
Pathology 16 2 (0.7) 16 1 (0.6) 14 1 (0.8) -
Total 282 162 120
*

p<0.05.