Reasons for Choosing a Reference Hospital During the Application for Medical Residency Programs: A Cross-Sectional Study

Figures & data

Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the IMIP’s First-Year Residents

	N (165)	%
Biological
Age (years)
22–25	39	23.6
26–30	88	53.3
31–35	34	20.6
> 35	4	2.4
Sex
Male	64	38.8
Female	101	61.2
Ethnicity
White	92	55.8
Black	5	3.0
Brown	66	40.0
Yellow	1	0.6
Not declared	1	0.6
Sociodemographic
Marital status
Not married	122	73.9
Married/Stable Union	41	24.8
Divorced	2	1.2
State of origin
Pernambuco	85	51.5
Northeast States	72	43.6
Other states	3	1.8

Note: Data are shown as absolute and relative frequencies.

Table 2 The Medical Formation, Preparation for the Exam, and Medical Residency Programs of the IMIP’s First-Year Residents

	N (165)	%
Medical formation
Year of graduation
2004 to 2013	22	13.3
2014	11	6.7
2015	19	11.5
2016	26	15.8
2017	12	7.3
2018	51	30.9
2019	24	14.5
Type of institution
Public	101	61.2
Private	62	37.6
Institution
UFPE	23	13.9
UPE	30	18.2
FPS	25	15.2
UNIVASF	5	3.0
Residency preparation
Participation in preparatory courses
Yes	129	78.8
No	36	21.8
Previous participation in the selection for  the same medical area
Yes	37	22.4
No	128	77.6
Approval in other selections in 2019/2020
Yes	51	30.9
No	112	67.9
Medical residency programs - 2019/2020
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Pediatrics	25	15.2
Diagnostic Imaging	24	5.4
Anesthesiology	17	10.3
Gynecology and Obstetrics	16	9.7
Medical clinic	11	6.7
Psychiatry	8	4.8
General surgery	6	3.6
Surgical Specialties
Pediatric surgery	4	2.4
Cardiac surgery	4	2.4
Plastic surgery	2	1.2
Urology	2	1.2
Vascular surgery	2	1.2
Gastrointestinal Surgery	1	1.2
Pediatric Specialties
Neonatology	10	6.1
Gastroenterology	4	2.4
Pneumology	4	2.4
Cardiology	4	2.4
Endocrinology	2	1.2
Nephrology	2	1.2
Clinical Specialties
Endocrinology	6	3.6
Cardiology	4	2.4
Hematology	3	1.8
Hepatology	3	1.8
Oncology	1	0.6

Note: Data are shown as absolute and relative frequencies.

Abbreviations: UFPE, Federal University of Pernambuco; UPE, Pernambuco University; FPS, Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde; UNIVASF, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco; MR, Medical residency.

Figure 1 Reasons for choosing the IMIP as the first option. Numbers (1, 2, 3, and 4) represent the order of relevance of the five most cited choices. Data are shown as absolute frequencies.

Abbreviation: MR, medical residency.

Table 3 Positive Expectations for the Program Among the IMIP’s First-Year Residents

N=165	Totally Disagree		Partially Disagree		Neither Agree nor Disagree		Partially Agree		Totally Agree
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Complexity of clinical cases	0	0.00	2	1.20	4	2.40	22	13.30	134	81.20
Sufficient number of patients	0	0.00	3	1.80	3	1.80	26	15.80	131	79.40
Technical quality of the preceptors	0	0.00	1	0.60	5	3.00	32	19.40	126	76.40
Prestige of the institution	1	0.60	5	3.00	0	0.00	35	21.20	124	75.10
Preceptors committed to teaching	1	0.10	5	3.00	4	2.40	30	18.20	124	75.10
Quality of theoretical activities	0	0.00	5	3.00	5	3.00	43	26.10	101	65.50
Motivated preceptors	1	0.60	1	0.61	9	5.40	52	31.50	100	60.60
Indication/suggestion of professors	0	0.00	5	3.03	9	5.40	54	32.70	95	57.60
Access to technology and complementary exams	4	2.40	5	3.03	28	17.00	47	28.50	79	47.90
Complexity of clinical cases	3	1.80	7	4.24	19	11.50	71	43.00	63	38.20