A Critical Appraisal of Emergency Medicine Specialty Training and Resignation among Residents in Emergency Medicine in Turkey

Table 1

General characteristic of the participants and their assignment to EMST.

	n	%
Sex
Female	26	63.4
Male	15	36.6
Age
<30 years	27	65.9
30-35 years	11	26.8
>35 years	3	7.3
Previous fellowship
Yes	5	12.2
No	36	87.8
Being informed about EMST before assignment
A little bit	12	29.3
No	29	70.7
Type of training department
Multiple departments	2	4.9
R&T	11	26.8
University	28	68.3
Assigned at which EMST?
1^st	16	39
2^nd	11	26.8
3^rd	5	12.2
4^th	2	4.9
>5^th	6	14.6
Rank of EMST among other choices
1^st	20	48.8
2^nd	3	7.3
3^rd	4	9.8
4^th	1	2.4
>5^th	11	26.8
Total duration at the department before resignation
31 days-6 months	19	46.3
7 months-1 year	10	24.4
>1 year	12	29.3