Table 2 Frequency and percentage of preferenced and accepted Queensland intern positions by medical graduate applicant category pre/post Regional Training Hub (RTH) program

Pre/ Post RTH

Pre-RTH

(2014-2018)

Post-RTH

(2019-2021)

p-value

Pre-RTH

(2014-2018)

Post-RTH

(2019-2021)

p-value

Pre-RTH

(2014-2018)

Post-RTH

(2019-2021)

p-value

Preferenced and accepted intern positions

Metro

Non-metro

Metro

Non-metro

Metro

Non-metro

Metro

Non-metro

Metro

Non-metro

Metro

Non-metro

Preference 1

2373 (78.9%)

633 (21.1%)

1387 (76.0%)

439 (24.0%)

0.017

215 (69.6%)

94 (30.4%)

134 (75.3%)

44 (24.7%)

0.210

26 (9.0%)

262 (91.0%)

61 (21.1%)

228 (78.9%)

< 0.001

Preference 2

2358 (78.4%)

648 (21.6%)

1388 (76.0%)

438 (24.0%)

0.051

231 (74.8%)

78 (25.2%)

141 (79.2%)

37 (20.8%)

0.271

56 (19.4%)

232 (80.6%)

81 (28.0%)

208 (72.0%)

0.019

Preference 3

2325 (77.3%)

681 (22.7%)

1418 (77.7%)

408 (61.4%)

0.804

247 (79.9%)

62 (20.1%)

135 (75.80%)

43 (24.2%)

0.304

69 (24.0%)

219 (76.0%)

104 (36.0%)

185 (64.0%)

0.002

Preference 4

2398 (79.8%)

608 (20.2%)

1423 (77.9%)

403 (22.1%)

0.135

248 (80.3%)

61 (19.7%)

140 (78.7%)

38 (21.3%)

0.726

91 (31.6%)

197 (68.4%)

128 (44.3%)

161 (55.70)

0.002

Preference 5

2383 (79.3%)

623 (20.7%)

1454 (79.6%)

372 (20.4%)

0.769

252 (81.6%)

57 (18.4%)

139 (78.10%)

39 (21.9%)

0.408

162 (56.3%)

126 (43.8%)

150 (51.9%)

139 (48.1%)

0.316

Chose>  = 2 rural facilities in the Top 5 preferences

Yes

893 (29.7%)

591 (32.4%)

0.054

94 (30.4%)

52 (29.2%)

0.837

267 (92.7%)

247 (85.5%)

0.007

No

2113 (70.3%)

1235 (67.6%)

215 (69.6%)

126 (70.8%)

21 (7.3%)

42 (14.5%)

Accepted intern position

2185 (72.7%)

821 (27.3%)

1283 (70.3%)

543 (29.7%)

0.070

212 (68.6%)

97 (31.4%)

134 (75.3%)

44 (24.7%)

0.121

51 (17.7%)

237 (82.3%)

76 (26.3%)

213 (73.7%)

0.016