Table 2. Survey questions regarding the career aspirations of participants.
Pre-clerkship students (65) | Clerkship students (39) | P-value for trend* | |
Interested in primary care/family medicine residency, n (%) | 31 (41%) | 23 (59%) | 0.047 |
Interested in a ‘competitive’ specialty for residency, n (%) | 33 (51%) | 16 (41%) | 0.047 |
Number of research-related deliverables (mean) | |||
Poster presentation | 0.61 | 3.03 | 0.004 |
Podium presentation | 0.54 | 1.9 | 0.005 |
Peer-reviewed publication | 0.63 | 2.24 | 0.035 |
Intending to pursue a career in academic medicine and/or will continue to be involved in research throughout medical career, n (%) | 21 (33%) | 12 (30%) | 0.191 |