Table 1.
Students' Characteristics
| Student Characteristic | Percentage or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age | 27.2 (3.3) |
| Women | 54 |
| Science and technology undergraduate major | 61 |
| White | 61 |
| Advanced degrees (Masters, PhD, professional degrees) | 15 |
| Parents with advanced degree (beyond bachelors degree) | 54 |
| Parents with medical degree (MD or DO) | 15 |
| Involved in organized activities outside of medical school (e.g., religious/civic activities, intramural sports) | 71 |
| Attitudes toward patient-centered care score* | 4.8 (0.6) |
| Interested in primary care specialty† | 25 |
| Days into clinical experience‡ | 523 (161) |
*
Possible scores range from 1 to 6; higher scores correspond to more patient-centered attitudes.34
†
Primary care was defined as general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or family and community medicine
‡
Number of days since the start of the clinical years of medical school (day 1 defined as 6/1/2001 for the class of 2002 and 6/1/2002 for the class of 2003)