Table 3.
This table shows the factors affecting the decision of preferred future specialty among the students.
| No influence N (%) |
Less attractive N (%) |
More attractive N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| The free time away from work | 345 (22.2%) | 338 (21.7%) | 873 (56.1%) |
| The appeal of being in this chosen specialty | 63 (4%) | 127 (8.2%) | 1366 (87.8%) |
| The difficulty of getting into this specialty (highly competitive specialty) | 508 (32.6%) | 572 (36.8%) | 476 (30.6%) |
| I will be more satisfied with my family life | 243 (15.6%) | 273 (17.5%) | 1040 (66.8%) |
| Opportunities for a part time worker in this specialty | 394 (25.3%) | 434 (27.9%) | 728 (46.8%) |
| The variety of patients (all ages, both genders) | 443 (28.5%) | 376 (24.2%) | 737 (47.4%) |
| The length of residency years | 530 (34.1%) | 496 (31.9%) | 530 (34.1%) |
| Opportunity to perform procedures | 281 (18.1%) | 345 (22.2%) | 930 (59.8%) |
| Relies on clinical diagnostic skills | 258 (16.6%) | 278 (17.9%) | 1020 (65.6%) |
| Portrayal of different specialties in media | 710 (45.6%) | 472 (30.3%) | 374 (24%) |
| The likelihood that can influence patient's lives | 160 (10.3%) | 214 (13.8%) | 1182 (76%) |
| Opportunities to do research in this field | 325 (20.9%) | 358 (23%) | 873 (56.1%) |
| The high income | 232 (14.9%) | 327 (21%) | 979 (64.1%) |
| The degree of stress | 268 (17.2%) | 776 (49.9%) | 512 (32.9%) |
| Private sector opportunities | 371 (23.8%) | 231 (14.8%) | 954 (61.3%) |
| I am looking for challenging specialt | 408 (26.2%) | 584 (37.5%) | 564 (36.2%) |
| I would like to have a long-term relationship with my patients | 799 (51.3%) | 406 (26.1%) | 351 (22.6%) |
| I had a personal experience that simulated my influence in this specialty | 780 (50.1%) | 325 (20.9%) | 451 (29%) |
| I prefer to treat emergency cases | 371 (23.8%) | 672 (43.2%) | 513 (33%) |
| I prefer to treat non-urgent cases | 268 (17.2%) | 776 (49.9%) | 512 (32.9%) |
| I would like to see a narrow group of patients with specific problems | 567 (36.4%) | 591 (38%) | 398 (25.6%) |
| I would like to treat patients in the ward | 536 (34.4%) | 374 (24%) | 646 (41.5%) |
| I would like to focus on treating patients in clinics | 528 (33.9%) | 452 (29%) | 576 (73%) |
| I don't want to have a direct interaction with patients | 505 (32.5%) | 769 (49.4%) | 282 (18.1%) |
| I want to treat less complicated patients | 484 (31.1%) | 621 (39.9%) | 451 (29%) |