Hanjing Jiang, Mei-Neng Wang, Yu-An Huang, Yabing Huang
Graph-Regularized Non-Negative Matrix Factorization for Single-Cell Clustering in scRNA-Seq Data
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
crosssectional study aims identify quantify factors influencing saudi medical residents selecting desired specialty primary training center examining associations factors study received approval institutional ethical committee king abdulaziz university electronic questionnaire designed validated via content face validity content validity index sample size calculated based 95 ci 5 margin error study targeted current residents current saudi specialty certificate programs descriptive statistics summarized demographic characteristics trainingrelated information factors influencing selection specialty training center fishers exact test chisquare tests employed data analysis total 387 respondents completed survey 323 response rate majority respondents male n 232 599 majority also married n 672 internal medicine n 92 238 family medicine n 74 191 prevalent specialties notably 894 n 346 reported matching firstchoice specialty 672 n 260 firstchoice training center furthermore 902 n 349 prior training electiveinternship chosen specialty 63 n 244 previous training electiveinternship primary training center prior exposure specialty center significantly resulted residents top choice p 001 multiple factors influencing choice either specialty center found statistically significant associations gender specialty residency level sector training center timing specialty decision p 005 study reveals substantial influence early experiences saudi medical residents specialty training center choices also uncovers gender disparities variations influence specialtyrelated factors future research larger diverse samples recommended gain deeper understanding multifactorial decisionmaking processes enabling development strategies better meet evolving needs preferences healthcare professionals saudi arabia