Intensive Care Unit Rotations and Predictors of Career Choice in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine: A Survey of Internal Medicine Residency Directors

Table 3

Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) from multivariable logistic regression model to predict residencies with higher % of graduates choosing PCCM as a career.

Covariates	OR	95% CI	value^ǂ
% of class pursuing fellowship	1.07	1.03–1.11	<0.001
ICU > 20 beds	3.33	1.21–9.15	0.02
Code leaders	3.14	1.01–9.82	0.05
Formal didactic curriculum	0.25	0.06–1.06	0.06
Primary MICU	0.37	0.12–1.16	0.09
University sponsorship	0.38	0.12–1.22	0.10
Central lines by graduation	1.04	0.99–1.10	0.13
Total months of ICU rotations	0.88	0.66–1.17	0.38
Non-PCCM faculty	1.59	0.51–4.97	0.42
Closed ICU	1.08	0.32–3.60	0.90

^ǂThe model included all of the variables shown in the table.