Table 2. A detailed description of the type, extent and other characteristics of professional and academic pre-qualifications in the sample.
| total sample | ||
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| vocational training in the medical field | ||
| yes | 655 | 28 |
| no | 1707 | 72 |
| area | ||
| paramedic | 283 | 43 |
| nurse | 238 | 36 |
| health sector1 | 128 | 20 |
| pharmaceutical sector | 4 | 1 |
| geriatric care | 2 | <1 |
| remedial care | 0 | 0 |
| completed training to increase chances of being admitted to medical school | ||
| yes | 435 | 67 |
| no | 214 | 33 |
| final grade of the training | ||
| M(SD) | 1.62(0.53) | |
| range | [1.00,3.60] | |
| work experience in years | ||
| M(SD) | 2.99(2.53) | |
| range | [0.20,19.00] | |
| university degree | ||
| yes | 145 | 6 |
| no | 2214 | 94 |
| area | ||
| STEM2 | 44 | 30 |
| medical field3 | 41 | 28 |
| field of psychology | 14 | 10 |
| nursing and health sciences | 5 | 3 |
| pedagogy and educational sciences | 3 | 2 |
| home economics or nutritional sciences | 3 | 2 |
| pharmacy or pharmaceutical technology | 1 | 1 |
| social work, social education | 1 | 1 |
| other | 33 | 23 |
| final grade | ||
| M(SD) | 1.54(0.45) | |
| range | [1.00,2.80] | |
| voluntary service (≥ 11 months) | ||
| yes | 546 | 23 |
| no | 1813 | 77 |
| area | ||
| health care | 215 | 40 |
| child and youth welfare | 55 | 10 |
| care for the disabled | 28 | 5 |
| care of the elderly | 16 | 3 |
| welfare | 1 | <1 |
| in another field | 229 | 42 |
| voluntary service to increase chances of being admitted to medical school | ||
| yes | 257 | 47 |
| no | 288 | 53 |
Note. n.a. = not available; percentages rounded to the nearest whole number.
1including speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and medical assistant
2including mathematics, computing, biology, chemistry or physics
3including dentistry, molecular medicine, human biology.