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Table 3.

Pre- and post-TLoL comparisons of attitudes and perceptions scores.

Attitudes and Perceptions about rural medicine		N	Mean	SD	Median	Test statistic	P-value^a
Future career option: Rural medicine would be good fit for me	Pre	47	3.49	0.856	3	−2.604	0.009*
	Post	48	3.88	0.959	4	−2.604	0.009*
Scope of practice: Having wide scope of practice would make for an interesting career	Pre	47	4.15	0.884	4	−1.079	0.072
	Post	48	4.40	0.869	5	−1.079	0.072
Rural life and work: There are benefits to living and practicing in a rural community	Pre	47	4.11	0.729	4	−2.497	0.013*
	Post	48	4.42	0.846	5	−2.497	0.013*
Rural healthcare interest: Interested in opportunities to connect with people in rural practice	Pre	47	4.45	0.717	5	−1.069	0.285
	Post	48	4.50	0.772	5	−1.069	0.285
Need for rural doctors: Rural physicians have vital and important role within the rural community	Pre	47	3.98	0.872	4	−4.238	<0.001*
	Post	48	4.79	0.683	5	−4.238	<0.001*

p-values based on Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test for paired observations; 44 paired observations tested.

*Statistically significant.