Table 2.
Main Motivating Factors of Medical Students in Specialty Choices
| Motivation | Total | Men | Women | p-value | |||
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| Rank | No. (%) | Rank | No. (%) | Rank | No. (%) | ||
| Income | 1 | 71 (25.2) | 1 | 41 (25.3) | 1 | 30 (25.6) | 0.86 |
| Lower work load | 2 | 46 (16.3) | 3 | 20 (12.3) | 2 | 26 (19.9) | 0.04* |
| Time controllable | 3 | 31 (11.4) | 3 | 20 (12.3) | 4 | 11 (9.1) | 0.39 |
| Intellectual challenge | 3 | 31 (11.4) | 2 | 23 (14.1) | 5 | 8 (6.6) | 0.04* |
| Low risk of work | 5 | 27 (9.6) | 6 | 10 (6.2) | 3 | 17 (14.2) | 0.03* |
| Prestige | 6 | 26 (9.6) | 5 | 18 (11.1) | 6 | 8 (6.6) | 0.19 |
| Patient contact | 7 | 15 (5.3) | 7 | 8 (4.9) | 7 | 7 (6.0) | 0.39 |
| Mentora) | 8 | 11 (3.5) | 7 | 8 (4.9) | 8 | 3 (2.4) | 0.29 |
| Familya) | 9 | 9 (3.2) | 9 | 6 (3.7) | 8 | 3 (2.4) | 0.56 |
| Competition | 10 | 8 (2.6) | 10 | 5 (3.1) | 8 | 3 (2.4) | 0.76 |
| Training period | 10 | 8 (2.6) | 11 | 3 (1.9) | 11 | 5 (4.1) | 0.25 |
a)
Influence of the doctor’s mentor and family on their choice of clinical specialty.
*
p<0.05.