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Figures
- Figure 1. Importance of career factors and degree to which they were associated with general practice. Where only two shapes are evident this is because the third is obscured by another which has the same value.
Tables
- Table 1a. Intention to become a doctor and likelihood of choosing different careers, disaggregated by medical school (0 = definitely not/highly unlikely; 100 = definitely yes/highly likely)
Career intention ARU UEA UOC Kruskal–Wallis (H),(P value) Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Max Mean(SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Max Mean(SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Max As a doctor 97.44 (8.26) 40 100 100 100 100 95.16 (13.41) 0 97 100 100 100 89.69(16.35) 11 85 98 100 100 H(2) = 39.74, P<0.001 As a GP 51.91 (28.46) 0 34 53 71 100 54.10 (28.09) 0 30 60 75 100 35.08 (26.78) 0 13 28 53 100 H(2) = 47.16, P<0.001 Anaesthetics 43.08 (28.26) 0 20 50 66 94 42.63 (28.17) 0 19 45 67 100 51.84 (25.41) 0 37 59 70 100 H(2) = 12.78, P = 0.002 Dermatology 46.71 (30.17) 0 21 50 62 100 44.98 (29.64) 0 20 50 70 100 41.51 (26.48) 0 20 40 60 100 H(2) = 2.28, P = 0.320 Emergency Medicine 53.67 (29.37) 0 31 58 78 100 60.01 (29.73) 0 41 65 82 100 55.93 (26.38) 0 38 62 75 100 H(2) = 4.13, P = 0.127 Geriatrics 27.47 (25.07) 0 0 20 50 86 30.92 (26.45) 0 7 28 50 100 33.16 (22.55) 0 17 34 50 92 H(2) = 5.09, P = 0.079 Hospital Medicine (the physicianly specialties) 66.01 (23.20) 0 55 70 80 100 65.22 (23.01) 0 50 70 80 100 69.64 (20.22) 0 58 72 84 100 H(2) = 3.04, P = 0.219 Obstetrics & Gynaecology 48.87 (29.17) 0 20 53 70 100 48.34 (30.34) 0 22 50 70 100 50.36 (28.45) 0 30 54 71 100 H(2) = 0.34, P = 0.843 Paediatrics 66.68 (29.91) 0 56 75 90 100 60.51 (33.08) 0 30 67 90 100 56.11 (28.17) 0 35 59 80 100 H(2) = 11.54, P = 0.003 Pathology 31.58 (26.94) 0 2 30 50 100 23.68 (24.66) 0 0 19 40 94 44.43 (26.13) 0 25 50 65 100 H(2) = 59.56, P<0.001 Psychiatry 43.20 (33.47) 0 4 41 69 100 48.45 (30.42) 0 20 55 70 100 41.43 (26.87) 0 19 42 62 98 H(2) = 5.99, P = 0.050 Public Health 29.06 (25.11) 0 0 29 50 100 30.44 (26.73) 0 4 25 50 95 41.92 (28.16) 0 17 41 62 100 H(2) = 22.35, P<0.001 Radiology 38.48 (29.96) 0 4 43 63 100 39.93 (28.57) 0 17 41 61 100 41.95 (26.15) 0 25 43 62 100 H(2) = 0.95, P = 0.619 Surgery 58.99 (33.48) 0 30 66 86 100 59.97 (32.11) 0 40 66 85 100 67.48 (28.19) 0 50 75 90 100 H(2) = 5.98, P = 0.05 Outside of medicine 15.16 (21.79) 0 0 1 28 75 21.91 (29.14) 0 0 5 45 100 28.75 (28.60) 0 1 20 51 100 H(2) = 20.98, P<0.001 - SD
- standard deviation
- ARU
- Anglia Ruskin University
- UOC
- University of Cambridge
- UEA
- University of East Anglia
- perc.
- percentile
- Table 1b. Intention to become a doctor and likelihood of choosing different careers, aggregated data (0 = definitely not/highly unlikely; 100 = definitely yes/highly likely).
Total Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Max Career as a doctor 92.69 (14.73) 0 90 100 100 90 Career as a GP 43.78 (28.91) 0 20 41 75 20 Anaesthetics 47.53 (27.10) 0 24 50 70 100 Dermatology 43.45 (28.14) 0 20 46 63 100 Emergency Medicine 56.84 (28.00) 0 38 61 79 100 Geriatrics 31.53 (24.28) 0 10 30 50 100 Hospital Medicine (the physicianly specialties) 67.67 (21.68) 0 55 71 82 100 Obstetrics & Gynaecology 49.48 (29.12) 0 25 53 71 100 Paediatrics 59.22 (30.25) 0 36 65 85 100 Pathology 35.84 (27.42) 0 10 35 57 100 Psychiatry 43.91 (29.56) 0 18 48 67 100 Public Health 36.23 (27.83) 0 10 36 59 100 Radiology 40.75 (27.54) 0 19 42 62 100 Surgery 63.74 (30.55) 0 47 70 90 100 A career outside of medicine 24.39 (28.19) 0 0 10 50 100 - SD
- standard deviation
- perc.
- percentile
- Table 2. Extent of associating certain words with general practice, in each school (0 = not at all; 100 = completely)
Variable ARU UEA UOC Total Kruskal–Wallis (H),(P value) Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Intellectual stimulation 58.28(25.57) 1 37 62 76 55.95
(24.81)2 37 55 75 54.83(26.74) 0 35 55 75 55.74
(25.94)0 36 57 75 H(2) = 1.35, P = 0.510 Favourable working hours 83.57(17.91) 9 75 89 100 79.99
(22.10)3 70 85 100 77.68(23.89) 0 70 85 99 79.36(22.52) 0 70 86 100 H(2) = 2.61, P = 0.271 Flexibility 76.39(23.55) 10 65 85 97 72.28
(24.71)2 60 78 92 69.07(25.40) 0 50 75 90 71.27
(24.99)0 54 77 90 H(2) = 6.623, P = 0.037 Research/ academic 42.24(27.70) 0 17 46 62 29.92(24.54) 0 10 24 46 38.08(27.32) 0 16 35 58 36.21(26.87) 0 14 32 56 H(2) = 13.126, P = 0.001 Prestige/ status 49.53(27.66) 1 25 50 72 48.44(24.91) 0 30 50 66 48.11(25.21) 0 30 50 67 48.45(25.48) 0 30 50 68 H(2) = 0.144, P = 0.930 Team working 57.63(30.82) 0 30 60 87 51.05(26.88) 0 30 50 71 57.70(26.69) 0 36 58 79 55.61(27.58) 0 34 54 77 H(2) = 6.012, P = 0.049 Scientifically based 59.94(26.05) 1 42 60 80 58.11(26.89) 2 37 60 79 60.37(26.59) 0 41 62 81 59.59(26.56) 0 40 60 80 H(2) = 0.782, P = 0.676 Leadership 60.19(28.66) 0 35 62 85 55.25(26.63) 0 36 53 76 58.45(25.42) 0 40 60 76 57.73(26.36) 0 38 60 80 H(2) = 2.285, P = 0.304 Opportunities for creativity 37.75(26.12) 0 15 30 59 33.56(24.24) 0 14 30 50 35.63(25.02) 0 15 31 50 35.33(24.95) 0 15 30 50 H(2) = 1.241, P = 0.537 The maximum for all variables and schools was 100 and it is omitted from the table for space economy.
- ARU
- Anglia Ruskin University
- SD
- standard deviation
- perc.
- percentile
- UOC
- University of Cambridge
- UEA
- University of East Anglia
- Table 3. Responses for 'Rate how important the following factors are to you when choosing your future career?' (0 = not at all; 100 = completely)
Variable ARU UEA UOC Total Kruskal–Wallis (H),(P value) Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Mean (SD) Min 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Intellectual stimulation 79.11
(20.60)0 70 81 96 77.91(17.8) 19 70 80 91 86(16.35) 0 79 90 100 82.34(17.94) 0 73 85 100 H(2)=25.4, P<0.001 Flexibility 68.20
(24.97)15 50 73 90 67.26(24.24) 0 50 70 85 58.68(25.98) 0 40 60 77 62.92(25.62) 0 49 65 81 H(2) = 15.13, P<0.001 Opportunities for creativity 60.81
(25.91)0 44 63 79 57.67(25.81) 0 39 57 75 65.2(25.95) 1 50 70 85 62.13(26.07) 0 47 65 82 H(2) = 10.03P = 0.007 Working hours 70.70
(24.05)1 57 75 90 68.13(25.75) 0 50 71 88 57.49(27.72) 0 40 60 80 62.98(27.12) 0 46 68 82 H(2) = 22.50, P<0.001 Team working 77.75
(22.91)0 66 81 100 74.66(22.58) 0 62 80 90 72.61(23.38) 0 60 76 90 74.09(23.08) 0 61 79 91 H(2) = 4.06,P = 0.131 Research/ academic opportunities 50.14
(26.72)0 30 51 68 43.28(27.26) 0 20 45 62 65.3(26.19) 0 50 70 83 55.94(28.41) 0 35 60 79 H(2) = 64.07, P<0.001 Prestige/status 34.76
(27.53)0 10 30 52 38.41(28.14) 0 15 31 59 41.76(28.08) 0 16 45 62 39.57(28.07) 0 15 40 60 H(2) = 4.51, P = 0.11 Opportunities for leadership 61.78
(27.17)0 50 65 80 59.75(27) 0 40 64 80 61.02(25.72) 0 48 65 79 60.75(26.32) 0 43 65 80 H(2) = 0.57, P = 0.75 The maximum for all variables and schools was 100 and it is omitted from the table for space economy.
- ARU
- Anglia Ruskin University
- UEA
- University of East Anglia
- UOC
- University of Cambridge
- perc.
- percentile
- SD
- standard deviation
- Table 4. Media representation of GPs/negativity from staff, students, family and friends/quality of experience of GP as a patient or relative (0 = extremely negatively/not at all/very negative; 100 = extremely positively/a great deal/very positive)
Variable Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) University of East Anglia (UEA) University of Cambridge (UOC) Total Kruskal Wallis (H), (p-value) Mean (sd) 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Mean (sd) 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Mean (sd) 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Mean (sd) 25th perc. Median 75th perc. Media * 54.81 (21.36) 40 50 71 58.64 (20.27) 41 61 73 55.51 (19.44) 40 58 70 56.37 (20.04) 40 60 71 F(2)=1.44, P=0.238 Negativity from academics, clinicians and/ or educational trainers 14.51 (23.19) 0 5 15 21.56 (24.94) 0 10 32 18.75 (24.31) 0 7 29 18.94 (24.39) 0 8 30 H(2)=5.66, P=0.06 Negativity from medical students 29.90 (29.95) 1 22 53 33.37 (28.30) 7 30 52 27.81 (27.33) 1 21 50 29.89 (28.13) 2 23 50 H(2)=4.54, P=0.10 Negativity from family and friends 21.68 (27.64) 0 8 30 27.77 (31.05) 1 15 57 27.34 (29.67) 1 13 50 26.55 (29.81) 1 11 50 H(2)=2.73, P=0.25 Experience of general practice as a patient or relative 65.66 (26.04) 50 70 83 70.64 (26.09) 58 80 75 68.32 (25.51) 51 75 89 68.61 (25.51) 50 77 89 H(2)=3.37, P=0.186 The minimum and the maximum for all variables and schools was 0 and 100 correspondingly, and it is omitted from the table for space economy.
* Denotes that ANOVA F test was done for this variable rather than Kruskal–Wallis test as data met its assumptions
- ARU
- Anglia Ruskin University
- UEA
- University of East Anglia
- UOC
- University of Cambridge
- perc.
- percentile
- SD
- standard deviation
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