Factors Affecting Career Choice Research Articles

Factors Affecting Career Choices of Students in Private High Schools in Ho Chi Minh City

This article comprehensively examines the factors influencing career decisions of students in private high schools in Ho Chi Minh City. Using both qualitative and quantitative research methods, the study reveals that students' career choices are shaped by personal factors, such as passion, self-assessment abilities, independence, and are strongly influenced by family, school, and social environment. The family plays a crucial role in providing guidance and financial support, enabling students to pursue desired career paths. Schools, through career counseling programs and extracurricular activities, offer opportunities for students to explore and gain a deeper understanding of the requirements of various professions. The social environment, especially the influence of media and peers, contributes to shaping career role models and industry trends. The study also indicates that in a growing economy, students increasingly consider factors such as salary, employment opportunities, and career growth potential. Consequently, the article proposes support strategies involving families, schools, and the community to foster sustainable career orientation for students, aligning with the demands of the modern labor market.

Factors affecting the specialty choice among medical students of Saudi Arabia; an exploratory study

BackgroundCareer or specialty choice is one of the crucial steps of a medical student’s life. It’s a difficult yet important decision that is hard to reverse after getting into the residency program. The recent catastrophic experience of shortage and maldistribution of the health workforce among different specialties during the recent pandemic has made it critical for the authorities to look into the motivators and determinants for the specialty choice from the undergraduate medical student’s perspective. Therefore, the study aimed to find out the major factors affecting career choice and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the specialty choice of medical students in Saudi Arabia.MethodThis qualitative exploratory study was carried out to explore the factors affecting the specialty choice and effects of COVID-19 on the specialty choice of senior medical students and interns of Saudi Arabia by utilizing semi-structured audio-recoded interviews. Participants of the study were enrolled by convenient sampling after informed written consent. Data were transcribed and thematic analysis was done to extract the themes.ResultA total of 28 medical students and 14 interns participated in the study. The study identified five major themes with 18 relevant subthemes. The subthemes derived from the transcribed data were arranged under the following key themes; recognizing the determinants for specialty choice, financial expectation, gender specificity/stereotype, the impact of COVID-19, and concomitant motivation factors.ConclusionThe right selection of a suitable future career is pivotal and strongly associated with future job success and satisfaction for a medical graduate. The study has provided insight to the regulatory bodies about student’s fears and factors affecting them to choose or avoid certain specialties to formulate a future resource management plan accordingly.

Exploring the Factors Affecting Career Choices of Undergraduate Emirati Students

This study explores the determinants of career choices among Emirati students, engaging 550 students from selected universities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Employing a phenomenological approach, the research utilized a survey questionnaire to understand the impact of various factors such as parental influence, educational institutions, university programs, and socio-economic elements on the career decisions of undergraduate Emirati students. Out of 550 targeted participants, 400 completed surveys were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22. The findings reveal a predominant influence of parents, followed by significant roles of schools and socio-economic factors, in shaping career choices. University programs, while less directly influential, play a nuanced role, often aligning with students’ interests and parental expectations rather than directly dictating career paths. The study acknowledges its limitations, including its focus on a specific demographic within the UAE and the potential for response bias. Future research is suggested to examine the longitudinal effects of these factors on career development and to explore the impact of emerging economic trends. Additionally, comparative studies with students from other regions could provide a broader understanding of these dynamics.

Factors Affecting Career Choice Decisions of Selected Junior High School Students in Calamba City, Philippines: Input to a Localized Career Guidance Program

High school education is the doorstep towards the future of students, whether they will pursue further education or enter the world of work. The study aimed to determine the factors affecting the career choice decisions of selected junior high school students in Calamba City, Philippines. Using case study as a research design, the study utilized a survey questionnaire to gather responses of 234 junior high school students where data gathered were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Results of the study showed that economic factors, such as financial stability and returns received strong agreement from students, while social factors got the most disagreement. Meanwhile, more than half of the respondents are inclined towards STEM-related degree programs and majority of them eye state university and colleges (SUCs) as prospective schools after graduation. The findings became the basis of the proposed localized career guidance program to further guide these students. Recommendations include revisiting existing policies on career guidance and empowerment of SUCs.

The Influence of COVID on Emergency Medicine Career Choice: A Survey of Medical Students.

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to substantial changes in the delivery of healthcare and medical education. Little is known about how the pandemic has altered medical students' perceptions in regard to career choice. Methods The authors developed and implemented a multi-center survey that evaluated medical students' preferred career choice before and during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the influence of pandemic-related factors on that choice. The survey was distributed to all levels of medical students (MS) at nine medical schools across the country from November 2020 to January 2021 and represented a convenience sample. Preferred career choice was assessed through the use of a Likert scale and additional factors affecting career choice were solicited.The degree of interest before and during the pandemic, as well as factors influencing the shift, were treated as ordinal variables and compared using chi-squared testing. Cohen's Kappa statistic was calculated to assess the degree of shifts of interest in Emergency Medicine among students. The study was deemed exempt by the Institutional Review Board at the host institution, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, and all participating sites. Results A total of 1431 of 6710 (21.3%) eligible students completed the survey. The COVID pandemic was cited as a reason for a changed interest in specialty by 193 (13.5%) students.The most common reason for specialty change was the students' clinical experience, followed by a desire to be on the front lines, and personal/family health concerns. There was a significant association between career change and degree of interest among students interested in emergency medicine (EM) as their future specialty before the COVID pandemic as well as during the COVID pandemic. Living with an immunocompromised individual had a significant association with a reducedinterest in EM. There was a significant association between EM rotation completion and how interested students were in EM as their future specialty before the COVID pandemic and during the COVID pandemic. Among EM-interested students whose specialty interest was changed by the COVID pandemic, 34 (41.5%) became less favorable to EM, 28 (34.2%) stayed the same, and 20 (24.4%) students became more favorable to EM. Conclusions The impact of COVID-19 on medical students' career choice is a complicated matter that involves both personal and professional factors. It appears that there is a trend towards less interest in the field of EM with multifactorial influences, some of which are related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CURRENT TRENDS IN CAREER CHOICE OF YOUTH: A CASE STUDY OF VIETNAMESE YOUTH

Choosing a career helps young people determine their future direction, thereby helping them focus their efforts and time on specific goals, from studying to developing skills. The study examines the career orientation of young people today, the steps in the career orientation process, and considers occupations that provide potential jobs for young people in the futureUsing the desk research method along with conducting a sociological survey with 896 survey forms collected from Vietnamese young people about the level of priority for choosing a career, factors affecting career choice and potential careers for young people, the results show that young people prioritize to choose jobs with a working environment that promotes interaction; jobs with stable salaries, consistent with abilities and opportunities for career advancement. Careers that young people consider to have great potential include marketing, doctors and nurses, artificial intelligence and content creation. From the research results, the authors have a number of exchanges and discussions with the School/Family/Society and with Students/Students to make career orientation for young people more effective.

Factors Affecting Palestinian High School Students’ Career Choice after Covid-19 Pandemic Outbreak

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has created a new complicated reality and brought diverse challenges to education systems and students as well. The present study aimed at examining the factors that students have used in identifying career choices among Palestinian high school in Israel in the new era. Career choice questionnaire was used to assess the factors affecting career choice. 455 Palestinian high school students took part in this study. A convenient sampling technique was implied to collect the data. Descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that the student’s interests and hobbies, and student’s personality and tendencies attained the highest value among the internal factors of career choice. Furthermore, the future progress and advancement opportunities, job security were the prominent external factors. Findings showed that the internal factors were significantly associated with economic situation. The findings will assist school counselors to raise the self-awareness to the importance of the internal and external factors, thus students may make better future career decisions.

Paediatric career decision: a literature review of motivational factors.

Unless decision-makers for the future paediatric workforce are aware of different factors that influence the career choices of candidates, they may not be able to meet the needs of this major specialty. Paediatricians should be perceptive, effective communicators and endlessly patient with children. In this article, we conducted a thorough literature search to explore factors affecting career choices among undergraduate and postgraduate students who choose paediatrics or paediatric subspecialties. We assessed the similarities and differences in decision-making in paediatric, medicine, surgery and orthopaedic career contexts to help the candidates in ranking their career options. The authors found that both intrinsic and extrinsic factors shape the career choices of those seeking to work in paediatrics or paediatric subspecialties. A well-structured career development curriculum and clinical experience are considered the most important extrinsic factors, whereas personal characteristics of the candidate and career needs are considered the most important intrinsic factors. These factors may vary across specialties, and even between different subspecialties within the same major specialty. Some factors are considered very important, while others are deemed less so in comparison. The role of mentoring in career selection is crucial. It has been documented in a sizable body of literature that residents are inspired to pursue the careers of their mentors. Paediatrics is no exception. The decision to pursue a subspecialty training is complex and is affected by multiple factors. Those engaged in managing the workforce of the future in the field of paediatrics must familiarise themselves with the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect the candidates' career choices.

Chance in Career Choice: A Rank-Ordering Study

This study attempts to investigate the position of chance among the factors affecting the career choices of university students according to gender and willingness. For this purpose, the present study based on rank-order judgments of participants was conducted. In present study, the participants (N = 417) ranked the given ten factors in terms of their perceived impact on university department choices. Further, the participants were asked to describe the chance events they experienced related to career choice. The results showed that 28% of the participants stated that chance plays a role in their career choice. Among the factors affecting career choices, chance ranked seventh in the total sample, sixth in females, eighth in males, eighth in those who chose the department willingly, and third in those chose the department unwillingly by the degree of perceived influence. Overall, these results indicate that chance events were prioritized over others such as family demands, friend opinions and media effect. The findings were discussed and implications for career counselling were presented.

Factors affecting career choice of students in a medical faculty

Objectives: Career choice is a complex process where individual and environmental factors are effective. Medicine is one of occupational disciplines which is preferred most by young people who are successfull numerical subject in Turkey. This study was carried out to determine the factors that affect the career choices of firs-year students in the faculty of medicine at a state university. Materials and methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional which was performed with the participation of first-year student (n=167) between March 1, 2020 and March 30, 2020. Data were collected by online survey method and analyzed with SPSS 25.0 package program. We evaluated 11 factors, which we thought to be effective in the choice of medical faculty, with a 5-point Likert type scale. Descriptive statistics were expressed in numbers and percentage and numerical data were expressed in mean and standard deviation. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparisons. Statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05. Results: A total of 58.1% of the students participating in the study were girls female and 41.9% were male. The factor that was considered most important by the students in their choice of profession with a rate of 36.5% was the certainty of employment of physicians. It was followed by helping people with a rate of 53.9% and being a respected profession in the society with a rate of 53.3%. More male students than female students stated that they chose medicine because they wanted to earn more money (p<0.05) Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the most important factor in choosing medical career of first-year student in medical faculty was the certainty of employment. It was followed by helping people and medicine as a respected profession.

Factors Affecting the Career Choices of Graduating Public Secondary Students in Ligao City Division, Ligao City, Philippines

The purpose of the study was to determine the career choices of graduating public secondary students in Ligao City Division, Ligao City, Philippines, and the factors affecting their career choices. This study identified respondents with focused variables on career choices and the factors affecting career choices. The study expanded career choices in different aspects. This study utilized a questionnaire checklist that facilitated the data-gathering through sampling. The findings revealed that out of 976 secondary students, they interested in Tourism and Culinary Arts(18%), Education and Business (17%), Engineering (16%), Science and Technology and in Medical and Health Care (9%), Arts and Design (6%), and Communication and Information Services and Technical Courses (4%). The career choices of the graduating secondary students are influenced by a family (90%), personal interest (77%), and career opportunities(57%), higher education (51%), and the school where they are presently enrolled (49%). The study concludes that the graduating secondary students are interested in the following career choices in descending order: Tourism and Culinary Arts, Education, Business, Engineering, Science and Technology, Medical and Health Care, Arts and Design, Communication and Information Services, and Technical Courses. Results of this study may serve individuals who are involved in teaching or managing secondary schools in terms of strengthening the curriculum and instructions to provide career needs of graduates.

Factors Influencing Career Decisions and Satisfaction Among Newly Practicing Ophthalmologists

To describe the career choices of newly practicing ophthalmologists and explore factors influencing career decisions and satisfaction. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from an electronic survey of ophthalmologists who completed training within the prior 5 years. The survey included questions about demographic information, medical education, current practice, factors affecting career choices, and career satisfaction. Statistical comparisons were made based on gender, type of practice, subspecialty training, and practice area. Surveys were completed by 696 (32%) newly practicing ophthalmologists, including 276 (40%) women, 179 (29%) academicians, and 465 (67%) subspecialists. A higher proportion of female respondents entered academics than male respondents (36% vs 26%, P=.009). Female and male respondents pursued fellowship training with similar frequency (64% vs 68%, P=.32), but men were more likely to seek vitreoretinal fellowships (30% vs 11%, P < .001) and women were more likely to undertake fellowships in pediatric ophthalmology (21% vs 8%, P < .001), uveitis (10% vs 2%, P=.002), and neuro-ophthalmology (6% vs 2%, P=.042). A total of 514 (83%) respondents reported being happy with work life. The career choices of newly practicing ophthalmologists differ based on gender, type of practice, subspecialty training, and practice area. Many factors affect career decisions, and they have varying influence on subgroups within ophthalmology. Ophthalmologists have high levels of career satisfaction. This information may prove useful when developing workforce strategies to meet future eye care needs. NOTE: Publication of this article is sponsored by the American Ophthalmological Society.

OCEAN (wOmen’s Career choicEs About oNcology) Study: Motivations to pursue or not pursue academic oncology.

11040 Background: Although women outnumber men in US medical school enrollment, women constitute &lt; 50% of faculty in academic oncology. This study aimed to determine factors affecting women oncologists’ decisions to pursue academic versus non-academic oncology in Hematology/Oncology (HO), Pediatric Oncology (PO), Radiation Oncology (RO), and Surgical Oncology (SO), and to characterize the challenges women oncologists face. Methods: A survey was designed to collect cross-sectional data on factors affecting career choices among US women oncologists. The survey was distributed via email and social media. Data were collected anonymously and analyzed using t-tests for continuous variables and Chi-squared tests for categorical variables. Results: Six hundred sixty-seven women oncologists responded: 245 (45.3%) specialized in HO, 173 (25.9%) RO, 88 (13.2%) PO, 56 (8.4%) SO, and 48 (7.2%) other. Four-hundred twenty-two (63.2%) women identified as an academic oncologist (AO); 245 (36.8%) women identified as a non-academic oncologist (non-AO). Approximately ¼ of women oncologists reported their partner (156, 23.5%) or family (176, 26.4%) extremely or moderately impacted their decision whether to pursue academic practice. There was no difference in the timing of childbearing between AO and non-AO. AO perceived the biggest sacrifice of pursuing academics to be time with loved ones (181, 42.9%). Non-AO perceived the biggest sacrifice for AO to be pressure for academic promotion (102, 41.6%), which was the third most common response (44, 18.0%) among AO. Thirty-three (7.9%) AO and 5 (2.0%) non-AO reported feeling that they rarely or never have a sense of belonging in their work environment (p &lt; 0.01). AO and non-AO had significantly different perceptions on how their gender impacted their ability to obtain a chosen job (p &lt; 0.01), with 100 (23.8%) AO and 52 (21.2%) non-AO reporting a negative or somewhat negative impact, and 116 (27.6%) AO and 101 (41.2%) non-AO reporting a positive or somewhat positive impact. More than half of women surveyed (230 AO, 54.6%; 123 non-AO, 50.6%; p = 0.61) felt that they were somewhat or much less likely to be promoted compared to male colleagues. The majority of women reported they would choose the same career path again (71% of AO, 69% of non-AO); however, 92 (21.9%) of AO responded that they were likely or very likely to pursue a career outside academics in the next 5 years. Conclusions: While partners/family have a substantial impact on 1 in 4 women oncologists, this does not differ between AO and non-AO. Significantly more non-AO find their gender to have positively impacted their ability to obtain their chosen job. In contrast, a meaningful number of AO report a poor sense of belonging and perceived discrimination in obtaining jobs and being promoted; 1 in 5 are considering leaving academia. Academic oncology remains at high risk for continued gender inequality if the culture is not addressed.

Factors Affecting Career Choice of Business Students in the Senior High Schools: A Study of Selected Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis

Abstract Factors affecting business students’ choice of career in accounting and factors affecting business students’ inability to choose a career in accounting remains unclear. We used SPSS to analyze data collected from four randomly selected senior high schools in the central region of Ghana through questionnaires. This paper investigated the influences of job opportunities, personal interest, family influence, social status, peer influence, salary expectation, weakness in mathematics, time it takes to become an accountant, and stress involved in the accounting career. The paper then revealed the effects of these influencing factors. Though other factors were found to have substantial effects, the results clearly shows that high salary expectation and job opportunities are the most influential factors that influences a business student’s choice to choose or not to choose a career in accounting. These results could be used as a reference for educational reforms and career counselling.

Resident Physicians' Perceptions of Diagnostic Radiology and the Declining Interest in the Specialty

The relative competitiveness of radiology and the number of first-choice applicants to diagnostic radiology have steadily declined over the past decade. The purpose of this study was to identify factors contributing to the declining interest in diagnostic radiology as a career and to explore factors affecting specialty choice. A retrospective survey was distributed to resident physicians at a single academic center between July and August 2017. Participants identified factors affecting career choice and evaluated level of agreement with statements regarding radiology using 5-point Likert scales. Higher scores indicated stronger agreement. One hundred and fifty-two resident physicians from Canada participated (21.5% response rate): 20 radiology and 132 nonradiology. Of the total, 27% were registered in postgraduate year (PGY) 1, 23% in PGY 2, 15% in PGY 3, 19% in PGY 4, and 16% in PGY 5, or above. Sixty-one percent of the respondents self-reported as female, 34% as male, and 5% as other/unknown. Of those in radiology, 40% self-reported as female, 55% as male, and 5% as other/unknown, compared to 64% female, 31% male, and 5% other/unknown in other specialties. Regardless of specialty, positive clinical/mentoring experiences strongly affected career choice. Radiology residents were attracted to diverse pathology (M = 4.5) and positive staff/resident interactions (M = 4.4). Nonradiology residents were deterred by lack of patient contact (M = 3.9) and dark work environment (M = 3.6). Resident physicians who had applied to radiology were more likely to report positive mentorship during medical school, disagree that technology will replace radiologists, and desire a higher income specialty (Wald = 56.6, p < 0.001). More recent graduates showed a higher level of concern regarding the potential negative impact of technology and outsourcing on the profession (F (3, 189) = 2.6, p = 0.05). Several trainees (21%) considered radiology, but lacked mentorship (52%) and identified job market concerns (29%). More recent graduates are relatively more concerned about technology replacing radiologists, and radiology applicants have less concern about artificial intelligence replacing radiologists. As positive interactions with radiologists and mentorship are key influencers, our results advocate for early training exposure and reinforcement regarding the positive outlook of the profession.

Career in Obstetrics and Gynecology; to be or Not to be: A Study of Intern Doctors in a Nepalese Medical College

Aims: To find the preference of career in Obstetrics and Gynecology among interns at the end of internship and factors influencing this choice.&#x0D; Methods: A semistructured questionnaire was distributed to interns at the end of a one year rotatory internship. Demographic factors and clinical exposure in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ObGyn) were assessed using chi-square test and attitudinal factors were measured using 5 point Likerts scale. This was compared with interns choosing other subjects. Mean score on Likerts scale was compared with independent t-test. Logistic regression analysis was used to predict independent factors affecting career choice in ObGyn.&#x0D; Results: Out of 174 interns, 22 (12.6%) chose ObGyn as the first career choice. Female gender (OR=1.46), urban residence (OR=1.21) and having a doctor in the family (OR=1.22) were factors associated with choosing ObGyn. Social commitment (p=0.027), high income potential (p=0.000), focus on urgent care (p= 0.000), gratifying practice (p=0.043) and short postgraduate training (p=0.000) were attitudinal factors related to this choice.&#x0D; Conclusions: Though ObGyn is a popular choice, students tend to change minds against it throughout medical school, influenced by various experiences. Department of ObGyn has a major responsibility to develop role models and encouraging mentors so that students choose ObsGyn with interest and do not regret the choice till the end of medical school.

Accounting Students Perceptions on Factors Affecting Career Choices

A career as an accountant is seen as promising bright prospects because this profession provides intellectual challenges and invaluable learning experiences. This study aims to determine the reasons for the accounting profession's career selection. This study uses the variables of financial rewards, professional recognition, professional training, job market considerations, and personality as factors that influence the choice of profession, namely public accountants, management accountants, accountant educators, and government accountants. The population in this study were all accounting students of semester seven and semester five who were active at STIE Perbanas Surabaya, with a total of 225 students for semester seven and 258 students for semester five. Research samples with non-probability techniques. The data of this study are primary data obtained from distributing questionnaires. Kruskal Wallis analysis technique is used to test the proposed hypothesis. Based on the test results, it was concluded that accounting students who chose the profession as public accountants, management accountants, educator accountants, and government accountants had different perceptions about the factors of financial rewards, professional recognition, professional training, and job market considerations. However, there was no difference in the perception of the personality.

Job Satisfaction among the Library and Information Professionals in Fiji A Survey

&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; The paper deals with the job satisfaction of the library and information professionals working in government and the private sector libraries in the Fiji. The study was carried out in relation to what is the happiness level of working with their co-workers and how much they are satisfied with their wages and job securities. Library professionals have experienced ignoble and asymmetrical salary payments, lacks of proper housing, inadequate facilities in libraries, low social status given to them and limited opportunities for professional development in Fiji. The main purpose of this study is to find out the major factors affecting career choices, level of job satisfaction, and perceptions of the general image of library professionals in Fiji. This article explores, how much satisfaction of these library professionals, derive from their chosen career and examine the degree of dissatisfaction or areas of discontent among then. Results show that the female professionals are more satisfied from their job as compared to males. Library professionals who are much experienced are possess a proportionately high level of job satisfaction as compared to other age groups. Whereas, those professionals are between ages of 28-35, having a comparatively ignoble level of job satisfaction, compared to another age group of professionals. Unmarried professionals possess a comparatively ignoble level of job satisfaction as compared to married or widow and separated hold comparatively high job satisfaction.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D;

Career choices for nephrology and factors influencing them: surveys of UK medical graduates

ObjectivesTo study early and eventual career choices for nephrology among UK medical graduates and investigate factors which influenced career preferences.DesignSelf-completed survey questionnaires mailed to medical graduates 1, 3, 5 and 10 years after graduation.SettingUnited Kingdom.ParticipantsUK medical graduates in 15 year-of-qualification cohorts between 1974 and 2015.Main outcome measuresEarly career specialty choices, career specialty destinations at 10 years and ratings of factors affecting career choices.ResultsAround 0.4%–1.1% of these junior doctors expressed a career preference for nephrology, varying by year of qualification and years after qualification. Among all graduates of 1993–2002 combined, 0.4% expressed a career preference for nephrology 1 year after qualification rising to 1.0% in year 5. Among graduates of 2005–2008, the corresponding figures were 1.0% in year 1 falling to 0.7% in year 5. Only 18% of doctors who chose nephrology in year 1 eventually became nephrologists. Of doctors who were practising as nephrologists for 10 years and more after qualification, 74% of the women and 56% of the men had decided to pursue a career in nephrology by year 5 after qualification. ‘Enthusiasm/commitment’ had a great deal of influence on those who chose nephrology, for all cohorts and all years studied.ConclusionsThe most recent data suggest that the proportion of young doctors who sustain an interest in nephrology through the early postgraduate training years may be lower than among their predecessors. Efforts are needed to reverse the declining trend and increase interest in nephrology.

Factors Influencing Selection of Infectious Diseases Training for Military Internal Medicine Residents.

Applications to infectious diseases fellowships have declined nationally; however, the military has not experienced this trend. In the past 6 years, 3 US military programs had 58 applicants for 52 positions. This study examines military resident perceptions to identify potential differences in factors influencing career choice, compared with published data from a nationwide cohort. An existing survey tool was adapted to include questions unique to the training and practice of military medicine. Program directors from 11 military internal medicine residencies were asked to distribute survey links to their graduating residents from December 2016 to January 2017. Data were categorized by ID interest. The response rate was 51% (n = 68). Of respondents, 7% were ID applicants, 40% considered ID but reconsidered, and 53% were uninterested. Of those who considered ID, 73% changed their mind in their second and third postgraduate years and cited salary (22%), lack of procedures (18%), and training length (18%) as primary deterrents to choosing ID. Active learning styles were used more frequently by ID applicants to learn ID concepts than by those who considered or were uninterested in ID (P = .02). Despite differences in the context of training and practice among military trainees compared with civilian colleagues, residents cited similar factors affecting career choice. Interest in global health was higher in this cohort. Salary continues to be identified as a deterrent to choosing ID. Differences between military and civilian residents' desire to pursue ID fellowship are likely explained by additional unmeasured factors deserving further study.