Young medical doctors’ perspectives on professionalism: a qualitative study conducted in public hospitals in Pakistan

Table 2 Characteristics of participants

Characteristics	Punjab	Sindh	Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Age
24 to 32 years	10	10	10
33 to 40 years	10	10	10
Gender
Male	10	10	10
Female	10	10	10
Highest qualification^a
MBBS	4	4	4
FCPS1	4	4	4
FCPS2	4	4	4
Diploma	4	4	4
Others	4	4	4
Service level
House officer	4	4	4
Medical officer	4	4	4
PG trainee	4	4	4
Senior registrar	4	4	4
Specialist	4	4	4
Service length^b
Less than 7 years	12	9	13
7 to 12 years	8	11	7
Department
Outpatient	7	8	7
In-admission	6	6	7
Emergency and accidents	7	6	6

^a Qualified in Pakistan are selected. Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) are not recruited
^b Average age of completing MBBS (MD) is 23 to 25. This experience includes one year of house job

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