title: The role of direct single monetary grants in residents' choice of field of residency.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In an attempt to address severe medical manpower shortages in several medical disciplines, the Israeli Ministry of Health offered grants to residents who chose one of these fields.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 220 residents from various disciplines were surveyed on demographic, academic, and professional data, and asked to rank considerations in the choice of their field of residency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Residents in targeted fields attributed significantly more importance to the grant in their decision-making process (U = 3704.5, p < 0.001). This effect remained significant in a multivariate model (OR 1.67, 95%CI 1.32-2.10, p < 0.001). Higher age (OR 1.15, 95%CI 1.01-1.31, p = 0.031) and attribution of significance to the working conditions compared to other residency fields (OR 1.69, 95%CI 1.23-2.32, p = 0.001) were significantly associated with receptivity toward the grant in a multivariate analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Receptivity toward the offered grants correlated with real-life data shows a rise in physician in these fields, and the weak association between such receptivity and most variables tested may suggest that the grants were perceived as a property of the specific choice rather than a special bonus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Grants may be useful in diverting medical manpower. Further analysis and modeling are required to determine causal relationship and budgetary feasibility.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Management , Bar-Ilan University , Ramat-Gan , Israel.|b Internal Medicine department "T" , Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel-Ha'Shomer , Ramat-Gan , Israel.
authors.forename: Yishay
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wasserstrum
authors.affiliation: a Department of Management , Bar-Ilan University , Ramat-Gan , Israel.
authors.forename: Racheli
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Magnezi
authors.affiliation: c Management , Baruch-Padeh Medical Center in Poria , Tiberias , Israel.
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tamir
authors.affiliation: d Goldman School of medicine, Ben-Gurion University , Be'er-Sheva , Israel.
authors.forename: Stav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koren
authors.affiliation: b Internal Medicine department "T" , Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel-Ha'Shomer , Ramat-Gan , Israel.
authors.forename: Dor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lotan
authors.affiliation: e Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University , Tel-Aviv , Israel.|f Israel Ministry of Health , Jerusalem , Israel.
authors.forename: Arnon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afek
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003657:Decision Making; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D005381:Financing, Organized; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires