Table 1.

Applicant Demographics and Career Plans (n = 218)

Characteristic	Respondents, % (n)	All US Medical Students, %*
Age, yrs
24–26	54 (119)	47
27–29	31 (67)	37
30–32	9 (20)	11
>32	5 (11)	5
No response	<1 (1)
Gender
Male	54 (118)	50
Female	46 (99)	50
No response	<1 (1)
Ethnicity†
Caucasian	64 (139)	72
Asian	26 (57)	20
Hispanic	9 (20)	7
African-American	<1 (2)	7
No response	<1 (1)
Marital status
Single	64 (140)	Not available
Married	35 (76)	Not available
No response	<1 (2)
Plan for academic career
Yes	29 (63)	38
No	15 (32)	46
Undecided	56 (123)	16
No response	0 (0)
Plan for fellowship
Yes	63 (136)	60
No	1 (3)	8
Undecided	35 (76)	32
No response	1(3)

^*Based on 2011 Graduation Questionnaire All Schools Summary Report. Association of American Medical Colleges. Available at: https://www.aamc.org/download/263712/data/gq-2011.pdf. Accessed May 7, 2012.

^†Each respondent was allowed to select >1 ethnicity.