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. 2024 Dec 10;11:1452932. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1452932

Table 1.

Demographic profile of students.

Demographic characteristics 2022 2023 All
n % n % n %
Students registered to attend 43 49 92
Students providing data pre-event 35 100% 39 100% 74 100%
Students providing data post-event 20 57.1% 29 74.4% 49 66.2%
Gender
Male 6 17.1% 6 15.4% 12 16.2%
Female 28 80.0% 32 82.1% 60 81.1%
No data 1 2.9% 1 2.6% 2 2.7%
Age group
18–25 years 33 94.3% 28 71.8% 61 82.4%
26–30 years 1 2.9% 8 20.5% 9 12.2%
31–35 years 0 0.0% 2 5.1% 2 2.7%
No data 1 2.9% 1 2.6% 2 2.7%
Ethnicity
Caucasian/European/White 8 22.9% 11 28.2% 19 25.7%
Black/African 3 8.6% 5 12.8% 8 10.8%
Latin American/Hispanic 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 1 1.4%
Middle Eastern/Arab/West Asian 5 14.3% 6 15.4% 11 14.9%
South Asian/East Indian 6 17.1% 7 17.9% 13 17.6%
Asian 8 22.9% 5 12.8% 13 17.6%
Filipino/Pacific Islander 1 2.9% 1 2.6% 2 2.7%
Metis 1 2.9% 1 2.6% 2 2.7%
Mixed ethnicity 1 2.9% 1 2.6% 2 2.7%
No data 1 2.9% 1 2.6% 2 2.7%
High school location
Alberta—rural 6 17.1% 4 10.3% 10 13.5%
Alberta—regional 1 2.9% 1 2.6% 2 2.7%
Alberta—urban 26 74.3% 23 59.0% 49 66.2%
Other province—rural 0 0.0% 4 10.3% 4 5.4%
Other province—regional 1 2.9% 2 5.1% 3 4.1%
Other province—urban 0 0.0% 3 7.7% 3 4.1%
Other country—rural 0 0.0% 1 2.6% 1 1.4%
Rural or non-rural origin
Rural 5 14.3% 10 25.6% 15 20.3%
Non-rural 28 80.0% 25 64.1% 53 71.6%
Not sure 2 5.7% 4 10.3% 6 8.1%
Program of study
Doctor of medicine 8 22.9% 15 38.5% 23 31.1%
BS health sciences 13 37.1% 8 20.5% 21 28.4%
BS biological sciences 2 5.7% 3 7.7% 5 6.8%
BS neurosciences 2 5.7% 4 10.3% 6 8.1%
BS nursing 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 1 1.4%
Other sciences 9 25.7% 9 23.1% 18 24.3%
Program year
Year 1 12 34.3% 21 53.8% 33 44.6%
Year 2 8 22.9% 5 12.8% 13 17.6%
Year 3 7 20.0% 7 17.9% 14 18.9%
Year 4 7 20.0% 5 12.8% 12 16.2%
Year 5 1 2.9% 1 2.6% 2 2.7%