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attractiveness of medical
speciality by temperament
(from Myers Longitudinal Study
of 4953 physicians categorized
by specialty and two-letter temperament (ST, SF, NF, & NT),
see www.capt.org)
| ST --
sensing plus thinking (practical and matter-of-fact) |
SF
-- sensing plus feeling (sympathetic and friendly) |
NF --
intuition plus feeling (enthusiastic and insightful) |
NT
-- intuition and thinking (logical and ingenious) |
| Speciality |
N |
Ratio |
Speciality |
N |
Ratio |
Speciality |
N |
Ratio |
Speciality |
N |
Ratio |
| Aerospace Medicine |
20 |
1.37 |
Allergy |
17 |
1.46 |
Child Psychiatry |
38 |
1.77 |
Neurology |
39 |
1.62 |
| Preventive Medicine |
12 |
1.37 |
Anesthesiology |
60 |
1.36 |
Neurological Surgery |
17 |
1.50 |
Pathology |
92 |
1.54 |
| Obstetrics &
Gynecology |
156 |
1.35 |
Ophthalmology |
48 |
1.32 |
Psychiatry |
146 |
1.49 |
Psychiatry |
178 |
146 |
| Orthopedic Surgery |
68 |
1.24 |
Occupational Medicine |
21 |
1.29 |
Public Health |
33 |
1.44 |
Pulmonary Diseases |
26 |
1.45 |
| General Practice |
260 |
1.23 |
Family Practice |
33 |
1.22 |
Preventive Medicine |
11 |
1.33 |
Child Psychiatry |
36 |
1.35 |
| Dermatology |
25 |
1.23 |
General Practice |
217 |
1.18 |
Gastroenterology |
20 |
1.32 |
Thoracic Surgery |
35 |
1.21 |
| Urology |
35 |
1.20 |
Urology |
30 |
1.18 |
Dermatology |
25 |
1.31 |
Cardiolovascular
Disease |
77 |
1.20 |
| General Surgery |
165 |
1.18 |
Pediatrics |
94 |
1.16 |
Plastic Surgery |
16 |
126 |
Otolaryngology |
27 |
1.18 |
| Anesthesiology |
58 |
1.15 |
Gastroenerology |
16 |
1.14 |
Cardiovascular Disease |
56 |
1.08 |
Internal Medicine |
313 |
1.16 |
| Radiology |
61 |
1.05 |
Thoracic Surgery |
24 |
1.10 |
Internal Medicine |
234 |
1.08 |
Neurological Surgery |
16 |
1.14 |
| Otolaryngology |
20 |
1.02 |
Plastic Surgery |
13 |
1.09 |
Pediatrics |
92 |
1.06 |
Radiology |
76 |
1.12 |
| Family Practice |
31 |
1.00 |
Obstetrics &
Gynecology |
111 |
1.09 |
Family Practice |
30 |
1.03 |
Allergy |
17 |
1.09 |
| Occupational Medicine |
18 |
.97 |
Orthopedic Surgery |
52 |
1.08 |
Thoracic Surgery |
24 |
1.03 |
Plastic Surgery |
17 |
1.07 |
| Cardiovascular Disease |
53 |
.96 |
Otolaryngology |
18 |
1.05 |
Aerospace Medicine |
14 |
1.02 |
Aerospace Medicine |
17 |
1.00 |
| Public Health |
23 |
.94 |
General Surgery |
123 |
1.00 |
Neurology |
19 |
.98 |
Anesthesiology |
58 |
.98 |
| Pediatrics |
81 |
.88 |
Pulmonary Disease |
13 |
.97 |
Occupational Medicine |
17 |
.97 |
Preventive Medicine |
10 |
.97 |
| Internal Medicine |
195 |
.85 |
Public Health |
19 |
.89 |
Radiology |
52 |
.95 |
Orthopedic Surgery |
62 |
.97 |
| Ophthalmology |
35 |
.84 |
Internal Medicine |
176 |
87 |
Obstetrics &
Gynecology |
103 |
.94 |
Gastroenterology |
18 |
.96 |
| Pathology |
41 |
.80 |
Radiology |
43 |
.84 |
Ophthalmology |
37 |
.94 |
Ophthalmology |
46 |
.95 |
| Allergy |
10 |
.75 |
Neurology |
14 |
.78 |
Pathology |
45 |
.93 |
Pediatrics |
101 |
.94 |
| Neruological Surgery |
9 |
.75 |
Cardiovascular Diseases |
33 |
.69 |
General Surgery |
122 |
.93 |
General Surgery |
148 |
.90 |
| Pulmonary Diseases |
10 |
.65 |
Dermatology |
11 |
.62 |
General Practice |
171 |
.86 |
Urology |
30 |
.88 |
| Thoracic Surgery |
16 |
.64 |
Pathology |
26 |
.58 |
Pulmonary Diseases |
12 |
.83 |
Dermatology |
20 |
.84 |
| Gastroenterology |
10 |
.62 |
Neurological Surgery |
6 |
.57 |
Urology |
21 |
.77 |
Occupational Medicine |
18 |
.83 |
| Plastic Surgery |
8 |
.59 |
Aerospace Medicine |
7 |
.55 |
Allergy |
9 |
.72 |
Family Practice |
29 |
.80 |
| Psychiatry |
52 |
.50 |
Psychiatry |
39 |
.43 |
Orthopedic Surgery |
37 |
.72 |
General Practice |
191 |
.78 |
| Neruology |
10 |
.49 |
Child Psychiatry |
7 |
.35 |
Otolaryngology |
13 |
.71 |
Public Health |
22 |
.77 |
| Child Psychiatry |
10 |
.44 |
Preventive Medicine |
2 |
.26 |
Anesthesiology |
25 |
.53 |
Obstetrics &
Gynecology |
92 |
.68 |
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| TOTAL |
1243 |
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1089 |
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1169 |
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1452 |
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Copyright 2000, Robert I. Winer,
M.D.
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