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. 2026 Feb 5;26:385. doi: 10.1186/s12909-026-08733-7

Table 4.

Univariate analysis of factors associated with initial Self-Perceived clinical readiness

Female sex Coefficient (95% CI) P-value
0.15 (−0.35, 0.66) 0.54
State university −0.48 (−0.97, 0.01) 0.06
Previous clinical experience −0.48 (−0.96, 0.00) 0.05
Previous internships 0.19 (−1.74, 2.11) 0.85
International exchanges 0.42 (−0.06, 0.91) 0.09
Simulation activities −0.03 (−0.55, 0.50) 0.92
Previous internships in the same specialty −0.62 (−1.26, 0.02) 0.06
North 0.31 (−0.19, 0.80) 0.22
Centre 0.16 (−0.44, 0.76) 0.60
South/Islands −0.67 (−1.28, −0.06) 0.03

This table presents the results of univariate OLS regression analyses examining associations between each demographic/educational variable and self-perceived clinical readiness on the first day of residency as recalled 8 months later