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Percentages and numbers of doctors who originally chose Ophthalmology and were working in Ophthalmology seven (1996 cohort) and ten (1974, 1977, 1983 and 1993 cohorts) years after qualification |
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| Specialty at Year Seven/Ten |
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| Percentages (Numbers) |
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| Original Choice |
Ophthalmology |
Other Surgery |
Other Careers |
All Specialty Destinations |
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| Ophthalmology in Year One (untied 1st choice) |
63.8 (111) |
4.6 (8) |
31.6 (55) |
100 (174) |
| Ophthalmology in Year One (tied 1st choice) |
21.1 (4) |
5.3 (1) |
73.7 (14) |
100 (19) |
| Other surgery in Year One |
1.1 (20) |
46.2 (822) |
52.7 (937) |
100 (1779) |
| Other career in Year One |
0.4 (41) |
0.9 (90) |
98.7 (9834) |
100 (9965) |
| Total (All Year One Choices) |
1.5 (176) |
7.7 (921) |
90.8 (10840) |
100 (11937) |
| Ophthalmology in Year Three (untied 1st choice) |
84.0 (147) |
0.6 (1) |
15.4 (27) |
100 (175) |
| Ophthalmology in Year Three (tied 1st choice) |
25.0 (2) |
0.0 (0) |
75.0 (6) |
100 (8) |
| Other surgery in Year Three |
0.3 (3) |
68.4 (809) |
31.3 (370) |
100 (1182) |
| Other career in Year Three |
0.1 (12) |
0.6 (57) |
99.3 (9781) |
100 (9850) |
| Total (All Year Three Choices) |
1.5 (164) |
7.7(867) |
90.8 (10184) |
100 (11215) |
| Ophthalmology in Year Five (untied 1st choice) |
92.0 (127) |
0.0 (0) |
8.0 (11) |
100 (138) |
| Ophthalmology in Year Five (tied 1st choice) |
- (0) |
- (0) |
- (0) |
- (0) |
| Other surgery in Year Five |
0.0 (0) |
82.9 (731) |
17.1 (151) |
100 (882) |
| Other career in Year Five |
0.1 (5) |
0.6 (44) |
99.4 (7786) |
100 (7835) |
| Total (All Year Five Choices) |
1.5 (132) |
8.8 (775) |
89.8 (7948) |
100 (8855) |
Lambert et al. BMC Ophthalmology 2008 8:3 doi:10.1186/1471-2415-8-3 |
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