Table 3. Listing of Needs Reported by Medical Students to Accomplish Through the Academic Houses (N=406) by Gender * .
| Needs | Gender | Not Important | Somewhat Important | Most Important | X 2 | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Residency Success | |||||||||
| Guidance on preparing for residency | Male | 2 | 0.9 | 33 | 14.4 | 194 | 84.7 | - | 0.025 ** |
| Female | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 10.4 | 129 | 34.6 | |||
| Guidance with the residency application process | Male | 4 | 1.7 | 35 | 15.2 | 191 | 83.0 | - | 0.002 ** |
| Female | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 8.3 | 132 | 91.7 | |||
| Guidance with career choice | Male | 10 | 4.4 | 81 | 35.2 | 139 | 60.4 | 5.5 | 0.065 |
| Female | 5 | 3.5 | 35 | 24.3 | 104 | 72.2 | |||
| Academic Performance | |||||||||
| Step preparation | Male | 17 | 7.5 | 48 | 21.1 | 163 | 71.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Female | 7 | 4.9 | 35 | 24.5 | 101 | 70.6 | |||
| Better academic performance in courses | Male | 16 | 7.0 | 83 | 36.2 | 130 | 56.8 | 2.8 | 0.24 |
| Female | 6 | 4.2 | 44 | 31.0 | 92 | 64.8 | |||
| Access to other faculty in research | Male | 49 | 21.4 | 113 | 49.3 | 67 | 29.3 | 3.1 | 0.21 |
| Female | 20 | 14.1 | 78 | 54.9 | 44 | 31.0 | |||
| Wellness | |||||||||
| Strategies to decrease burn-out | Male | 44 | 19.1 | 106 | 45.9 | 81 | 35.1 | 5.0 | 0.08 |
| Female | 15 | 10.4 | 74 | 51.4 | 55 | 38.2 | |||
| Ways to manage my personal stress | Male | 84 | 36.5 | 102 | 44.4 | 44 | 19.1 | 2.5 | 0.28 |
| Female | 41 | 28.7 | 73 | 51.1 | 29 | 20.3 | |||
| Ways to manage my school related stress | Male | 58 | 25.1 | 119 | 51.5 | 54 | 23.4 | 4.6 | 0.10 |
| Female | 23 | 16.0 | 80 | 55.6 | 41 | 28.5 | |||
| Work-life balance | Male | 75 | 32.6 | 101 | 43.9 | 54 | 23.5 | 8.6 | 0.01 |
| Female | 28 | 19.4 | 82 | 56.9 | 34 | 23.6 | |||
| Professional Relationships | |||||||||
| Improved academic collaboration with other students | Male | 60 | 26.3 | 129 | 56.6 | 39 | 17.1 | 2.6 | 0.27 |
| Female | 32 | 22.2 | 78 | 54.2 | 34 | 23.6 | |||
| Having meaningful relationships with other students | Male | 48 | 20.8 | 103 | 44.6 | 80 | 34.6 | 9.8 | 0.007 |
| Female | 13 | 9.0 | 67 | 45.6 | 64 | 44.4 | |||
| Having meaningful relationships with my faculty advisors | Male | 16 | 6.9 | 104 | 45.0 | 111 | 48.1 | 18.6 | <.0001 |
| Female | 3 | 2.1 | 40 | 27.8 | 101 | 70.1 | |||
| Cross-Domain Needs | |||||||||
| Time management skills | Male | 92 | 40.0 | 93 | 40.4 | 45 | 19.6 | 5.3 | 0.07 |
| Female | 41 | 28.5 | 67 | 46.5 | 36 | 25.0 | |||
| Help getting organized | Male | 94 | 40.7 | 100 | 43.3 | 37 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 0.10 |
| Female | 45 | 31.3 | 66 | 45.8 | 33 | 22.9 | |||
| Access to opportunities in community service | Male | 35 | 15.4 | 156 | 68.4 | 37 | 16.2 | 10.0 | 0.007 |
| Female | 16 | 11.1 | 85 | 59.0 | 43 | 29.9 | |||
Missing gender values, n=35
Fisher’s Exact Test