Table 1.
Student characteristics (N = 352-358)
| Characteristic | n | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Race |
|
|
| White |
250 |
71% |
| Black |
26 |
7.4% |
| Asian |
48 |
14% |
| Hispanic |
22 |
6.3% |
| Other |
6 |
1.7% |
| Male |
236 |
46% |
| Year in Medical School |
|
|
| Preclinical |
140 |
39% |
| Clinical |
168 |
47% |
| Other |
50 |
14% |
| Advanced Degree* |
118 |
33% |
| Intended Specialty |
|
|
| Intended primary care** |
131 |
37% |
| Medical or pediatric subspecialty |
35 |
10% |
| Surgical specialty*** |
98 |
28% |
| Other**** | 91 | 26% |
*Currently working on or already has an advanced degree.
**Primary care specialties include: medicine, family medicine, medicine/pediatrics, and pediatrics.
***Surgical specialties included: general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, and neurosurgery.
****Other includes anesthesia, dermatology, emergency medicine, medicine-psychiatry, neurology, nuclear medicine, pathology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, preventive medicine, psychiatry, radiation oncology, and radiology.