Swiss Final Year Students

Choice of specialty and professional pratice - Survey 2012 / Final year Students 2012-12

Answer rate:

• Geneva 54/125 (43%)
• Lausanne 81/154 (53%)
• Bern 72/141 (51%)
• Zürich 130/248 (52%)

Choice of specialty – Main specialty

The figures below are based on the total number of students who indicated having made a specialty choice:

• Geneva: N=34/52 (65%), 2 missing answers
• Lausanne: N=59/80 (74%), 1 missing answer
• Bern: N=41/72 (57%)
• Zürich: N=80/130(62%)

• A = General Internal Medicine
• B = Surgery
• C = Pediatrics
• D = Ob/Gynecology
• E = Psychiatry

Choice of professional practice

The figures below are based on the questionnaire total number of answers:

• Geneva 49/125 (39%), 5 missing answers
• Lausanne 79/154 (51%), 2 missing answers
• Bern 72/141(51%)
• Zürich 130/248 (52%)

• A = Clinical practice
• B = Academic career
• C = Non-academic career
• D = Undecided
• E = Other

Choice of professional practice

Geneva: N=48 / Lausanne: N=70 / Bern: N=55 / Zürich: N=109

(undecided not included: GE N=6, LA N=11, BE N=17, ZU N=21)

A – Academic vs non-academic career

The figures below are based on the total number of students indicating an Academic or Non-academic career:

• Geneva: 13/43 (30%), 5 missing answers
• Lausanne: 18/68 (26%), 2 missing answers
• Bern: 14/55 (25%)
• Zürich: 17/109 (16%)

• A: Academic career - Teaching, research, clinical care
• B: Academic career - Teaching, research, basic sciences
• C: Non-academic career - Clinical medical sciences
• D: Non-academic career - Basic medical sciences

B – Clinical practice

The figures below are based on the total number of students indicating a Clinical Practice career:

• Geneva: 25/43 (58%)
• Lausanne: 46/68 (68%)
• Bern: 41/55 (75%)
• Zürich: 87/109 (80%)

• A: In group of 3 or more physicians
• B: Employed in a hospital
• C: Partnership with an other physician
• D: Solo practice
• E: In a "Managed care" group