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Table 3 Preferred specialization per year of training

From: The experience of medical training and expectations regarding future medical practice of medical students in the Cuban-supported Medical School in Timor-Leste

Preferred medical specialty

Year of study of medical students

Total

1st and 2nd

6th

O&G

8 (29%)

16 (33%)

24 (31%)

Surgical

5 (18%)

10 (21%)

15 (20%)

Internal medicine

1 (4%)

8 (17%)

9 (12%)

Cardiology

4 (14%)

5 (10%)

9 (12%)

Paediatrics

6 (21%)

3 (6%)

9 (12%)

Other medical specialties

3 (11%)

5 (10%)

8 (10%)

Mental health

1 (4%)

1 (2%)

2 (3%)