Table 2. Listing of Needs Reported by Medical Students to Accomplish Through the Academic Houses (N=406) by Medical School Year.
| Needs | Class | Not Important | Somewhat Important | Most Important | X 2 | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Residency Success | |||||||||
| Guidance on preparing for residency | M1 | 1 | 0.7 | 20 | 13.4 | 128 | 85.9 | - | 0.0003 * |
| M2 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 9.6 | 142 | 90.5 | |||
| M3 | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 16.3 | 80 | 81.6 | |||
| Guidance with the residency application process | M1 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 10.7 | 133 | 89.3 | - | <.0001 * |
| M2 | 1 | 0.6 | 16 | 10.1 | 141 | 89.2 | |||
| M3 | 3 | 3.1 | 21 | 21.9 | 72 | 75.0 | |||
| Guidance with career choice | M1 | 7 | 4.7 | 54 | 36.5 | 87 | 58.8 | 16.7 | 0.002 |
| M2 | 2 | 4.7 | 37 | 23.4 | 119 | 75.3 | |||
| M3 | 8 | 8.2 | 35 | 35.7 | 55 | 56.1 | |||
| Academic Performance | |||||||||
| Step preparation | M1 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 9.4 | 135 | 90.6 | 52.7 | <.0001 |
| M2 | 14 | 8.9 | 45 | 28.7 | 98 | 62.4 | |||
| M3 | 13 | 11.7 | 33 | 34.7 | 49 | 51.6 | |||
| Better academic performance in courses | M1 | 7 | 4.7 | 39 | 26.4 | 102 | 68.9 | 15.4 | 0.004 |
| M2 | 9 | 5.8 | 54 | 34.8 | 92 | 59.4 | |||
| M3 | 9 | 9.2 | 46 | 46.9 | 43 | 43.9 | |||
| Access to other faculty in research | M1 | 28 | 19.1 | 85 | 57.8 | 34 | 23.1 | 7.1 | 0.13 |
| M2 | 24 | 15.2 | 79 | 50.0 | 55 | 34.8 | |||
| M3 | 22 | 22.9 | 45 | 46.9 | 29 | 30.2 | |||
| Wellness | |||||||||
| Strategies to decrease burn-out | M1 | 19 | 12.8 | 78 | 52.4 | 52 | 34.9 | 4.9 | 0.302 |
| M2 | 27 | 17.1 | 68 | 43.0 | 63 | 39.9 | |||
| M3 | 20 | 20.2 | 48 | 48.5 | 31 | 31.3 | |||
| Ways to manage my personal stress | M1 | 47 | 31.5 | 75 | 50.3 | 27 | 18.1 | 3.2 | 0.52 |
| M2 | 53 | 33.5 | 68 | 43.0 | 37 | 23.4 | |||
| M3 | 37 | 38.5 | 40 | 41.7 | 19 | 19.8 | |||
| Ways to manage my school related stress | M1 | 34 | 22.8 | 83 | 55.7 | 32 | 21.5 | 2.8 | 0.59 |
| M2 | 35 | 22.2 | 78 | 49.4 | 45 | 28.5 | |||
| M3 | 22 | 22.2 | 48 | 48.5 | 29 | 29.3 | |||
| Work-life balance | M1 | 51 | 34.2 | 71 | 47.7 | 27 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 0.01 |
| M2 | 32 | 20.4 | 75 | 47.8 | 50 | 31.9 | |||
| M3 | 25 | 25.3 | 54 | 54.6 | 20 | 20.2 | |||
| Professional Relationships | |||||||||
| Improved academic collaboration with other students | M1 | 32 | 21.6 | 88 | 59.5 | 28 | 18.9 | 5.4 | 0.24 |
| M2 | 41 | 26.1 | 81 | 51.6 | 35 | 22.3 | |||
| M3 | 32 | 33.0 | 50 | 51.6 | 15 | 15.5 | |||
| Having meaningful relationships with other students | M1 | 21 | 14.1 | 64 | 43.0 | 64 | 43.0 | 13.9 | 0.008 |
| M2 | 23 | 14.6 | 68 | 43.0 | 67 | 42.4 | |||
| M3 | 25 | 25.3 | 51 | 51.5 | 23 | 23.2 | |||
| Having meaningful relationships with my faculty advisors | M1 | 7 | 4.7 | 63 | 42.3 | 79 | 53.0 | 15.1 | 0.004 |
| M2 | 6 | 3.8 | 50 | 31.7 | 102 | 64.6 | |||
| M3 | 10 | 10.2 | 47 | 48.0 | 41 | 41.8 | |||
| Cross-Domain Needs | |||||||||
| Time management skills | M1 | 58 | 38.9 | 64 | 43.0 | 27 | 18.1 | 5.6 | 0.23 |
| M2 | 48 | 30.6 | 66 | 42.0 | 43 | 27.4 | |||
| M3 | 35 | 35.4 | 46 | 46.5 | 18 | 18.2 | |||
| Help getting organized | M1 | 59 | 39.6 | 70 | 47.0 | 20 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 0.03 |
| M2 | 54 | 34.2 | 63 | 39.9 | 41 | 26.0 | |||
| M3 | 39 | 39.4 | 47 | 47.5 | 13 | 13.1 | |||
| Access to opportunities in community service | M1 | 20 | 13.4 | 96 | 64.4 | 33 | 22.2 | 0.5 | 0.97 |
| M2 | 22 | 13.9 | 102 | 64.6 | 34 | 21.5 | |||
| M3 | 15 | 15.8 | 62 | 65.3 | 18 | 19.0 | |||
*
Fisher’s Exact Test