Table 4 Preferred institution for employment after acquiring licensure as an OEM specialist
From: Residency programs and the outlook for occupational and environmental medicine in Korea
Training institution a | Residency year a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Areas of employment | Total (n = 86) | Institute (n = 9) | Hospital (n = 77) | P-value * | Lower (n = 44) | Higher (n = 42) | P-value ** |
Korean Industrial Health Association or Korea Medical Institute | 3.8 ± 1.1 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 1.3 | 0.633 | 4.0 ± 0.9 | 3.6 ± 1.4 | 0.131 |
Hospital (providing special health examinations or health management services) | 4.1 ± 1.0 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 4.1 ± 1.0 | 0.183 | 4.0 ± 1.0 | 4.2 ± 1.0 | 0.139 |
University hospital or university | 3.6 ± 1.4 | 4.1 ± 0.6 | 3.5 ± 1.4 | 0.280 | 3.6 ± 1.3 | 3.6 ± 1.5 | 0.974 |
Public institutions (e.g., OSHRI) | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 3.9 ± 0.7 | 3.0 ± 1.2 | 0.011 | 3.2 ± 1.1 | 3.0 ± 1.2 | 0.407 |
Ministry of Employment and Labor or Ministry of the Environment | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 3.0 ± 1.3 | 0.042 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 2.8 ± 1.3 | 0.073 |
Major company (health manager) | 3.7 ± 1.1 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 1.1 | 0.662 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 3.7 ± 1.2 | 0.971 |
Private clinic | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 2.7 ± 0.7 | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 0.375 | 3.0 ± 1.2 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 0.571 |
Worker health center | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 0.492 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 0.222 |