| Activity | Facilities with increase in residents in 2021 (n=187) | Facilities with decrease in residents in 2021 (n=147) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Face-to-face activity* | 123 (65.78) | 62 (42.18) | <0.01 |
| Online activity* | 78 (41.71) | 42 (28.57) | 0.01 |
| Type of facilities | 0.98 | ||
| University Hospital | 60 (32.09) | 47 (31.97) | |
| Others† | 127 (67.91) | 100 (68.03) | |
| Number of obstetricians and gynecologists | 0.08 | ||
| 1-5 | 35 (18.72) | 48 (32.65) | |
| 6-10 | 64 (34.22) | 48 (32.65) | |
| 11-15 | 39 (20.86) | 19 (12.93) | |
| 16-20 | 27 (14.44) | 14 (9.52) | |
| 21-25 | 10 (5.35) | 8 (5.44) | |
| 26-30 | 4 (2.14) | 3 (2.04) | |
| 31 or more | 8 (4.28) | 7 (4.76) | |
| Location of the institutions | 0.61 | ||
| Hokkaido | 4 (2.14) | 7 (4.76) | |
| Tohoku | 12 (6.42) | 10 (6.80) | |
| Kanto | 40 (21.39) | 33 (22.45) | |
| Tokyo | 20 (10.70) | 21 (14.29) | |
| Hokuriku | 13 (6.95) | 5 (3.40) | |
| Chubu | 16 (8.56) | 12 (8.16) | |
| Kinki | 37 (19.79) | 25 (17.01) | |
| Chugoku | 16 (8.56) | 7 (4.76) | |
| Shikoku | 8 (4.28) | 9 (6.12) | |
| Kyusyu/Okinawa | 21 (11.23) | 18 (12.24) | |
| Feeling of the success in conveying the appeal of obstetrics and gynecology compared with the average year‡ |
4.24 (1.68) | 3.50 (1.49) | <0.01 |
| Feeling of the influence on recruit activity by the COVID-19 pandemic | 0.93 | ||
| not at all | 6 (3.21) | 5 (3.40) | |
| not so much | 56 (29.95) | 41 (27.89) | |
| partially | 76 (40.64) | 65 (44.22) | |
| strongly | 49 (26.20) | 36 (24.49) |
*Face-to-face or online activities included lectures, information sessions on facilities, hospital tours, interviews, hands-on seminars, convivial parties, and clinical practice on inpatient or outpatient activities; †City hospital, a medical clinic with bed; ‡10-point scale, 5-point scale: same to average years
Int J Med Educ. 2022; 13:261-266; doi: 10.5116/ijme.6320.36eb