Table 4 Personal preferences regarding various professional profiles and working circumstances
|  | Yes | No | Don’t know | n | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I would preferably work… | |||||
… as an independent physician in a group office | |||||
Students | 337 (63.9%) | 99 (18.8%) | 91 (17.3%) | 527 | 0.004ii |
Residents | 79 (78.2%) | 6 (5.9%) | 16 (15.8%) | 101 | |
… as an independent physician in a single-handed office | |||||
Students | 232 (44.1%) | 208 (39.5%) | 86 (16.3%) | 526 | 0.076 ii |
Residents | 33 (32.4%) | 51 (50.0%) | 18 (17.6%) | 102 | |
… as a physician in the hospital setting | |||||
Students | 361 (68.9%) | 102 (19.5%) | 61 (11.6%) | 524 | 0.003ii |
Residents | 53 (51.5%) | 32 (31.1%) | 18 (17.5%) | 102 | |
… as an employed physician in another physician’s office | |||||
Students | 174 (33.3%) | 252 (48.3%) | 96 (18.4%) | 522 | < 0.001ii |
Residents | 55 (54.5%) | 24 (23.8%) | 22 (21.8%) | 101 | |
… as a GP in a multi-professional team (e.g. Primary Healthcare Centre) | |||||
Students | 223 (42.6%) | 183 (34.9%) | 118 (22.5%) | 524 | < 0.001ii |
Residents | 66 (64.7%) | 24 (23.5%) | 12 (11.8%) | 102 | |
… as a GP in the primary care setting | |||||
Students | 196 (37.5%) | 207 (39.6%) | 120 (22.9%) | 523 | 0.001ii |
Residents | 55 (53.9%) | 37 (36.3%) | 10 (9.8%) | 102 | |
… as a ward physician in a hospital | |||||
Students | 113 (21.5%) | 302 (57.5%) | 110 (21.0%) | 525 | 0.006ii |
Residents | 9 (8.9%) | 73 (72.3%) | 19 (18.8%) | 101 | |
… as a school physician | |||||
Students | 63 (12.0%) | 402 (76.6%) | 60 (11.4%) | 525 | 0.082 ii |
Residents | 20 (19.8%) | 68 (67.3%) | 13 (12.9%) | 101 | |
… as a public health officer | |||||
Students | 61 (11.7%) | 397 (76.1%) | 64 (12.3%) | 522 | 0.053 ii |
Residents | 15 (15.0%) | 65 (65.0%) | 20 (20.0%) | 100 | |
… as a physician with insurance companies or health insurances | |||||
Students | 22 (4.2%) | 454 (86.5%) | 49 (9.3%) | 525 | 0.042ii |
Residents | 10 (10.0%) | 79 (79.0%) | 11 (11.0%) | 100 | |
… in a scientific career | |||||
Students | 163 (31.2%) | 272 (52.0%) | 88 (16.8%) | 523 | 0.029ii |
Residents | 20 (19.6%) | 67 (65.7%) | 15 (14.7%) | 102 | |
… in a non-medical career (e.g. pharmaceutical industry, economy) | |||||
Students | 43 (8.2%) | 412 (78.9%) | 67 (12.8%) | 522 | 0.011ii |
Residents | 16 (15.7%) | 67 (65.7%) | 19 (18.6%) | 102 | |
I would like to work… | |||||
… in a rural area | |||||
Students | 371 (70.4%) | 75 (14.2%) | 81 (15.4%) | 527 | 0.070 ii |
Residents | 81 (81.0%) | 7 (7.0%) | 12 (12.0%) | 100 | |
… in an urban area | |||||
Students | 424 (80.3%) | 52 (9.8%) | 52 (9.8%) | 528 | 0.001ii |
Residents | 66 (64.1%) | 18 (17.5%) | 19 (18.4%) | 103 | |