Table 2.

General distribution of the students into specialty fields and timing of specialty choices.

		Gender
		Female		Male		Total		p (X2)
		N	N %	N	N %	N	N %
Preferred future specialty	Basic science specialty	21	2.1%	9	1.6%	30	1.9%	<0.001* (44.3)
	General physician	7	0.7%	1	0.2%	8	0.5%
	Medical specialty	365	36.7%	140	25.0%	505	32.5%
	Surgical specialty	364	36.6%	300	53.5%	664	42.7%
	No decision yet	238	23.9%	111	19.8%	349	22.4%
When did you make your specialty choices?	Before getting into medical school	245	24.6%	120	21.4%	365	23.5%	0.27 (3.9)
	During my basic years of study	157	15.8%	89	15.9%	246	15.8%
	During my clinical years of study	352	35.4%	224	39.9%	576	37.0%
	I have not made my decision regarding future specialty	241	24.2%	128	22.8%	369	23.7%
Do you want to teach basic science to medical students?	Yes	255	25.6%	141	25.1%	396	25.4%	0.83 (0.046)
	No	740	74.4%	420	74.9%	1160	74.6%
Do you want to teach clinical science to medical students?	Yes	656	65.9%	396	70.6%	1052	67.6%	0.059 (3.6)
	No	339	34.1%	165	29.4%	504	32.4%