Table 5.

Attitudes to research and audit before and after STARSurg engagement

Please indicate your agreement with the following statements (1 = Strongly Disagree; 5 = Strongly Agree*):	Pre-study (mean ± SD)	Post-study (mean ± SD)	† p=
Participation in clinical audit IS straightforward	3.40 ± 0.78	3.72 ± 0.65	0.004
Participation in audit IS important and relevant as a medical student	4.29 ± 0.67	4.44 ± 0.58	0.116
I AM aware of the structure of academic training pathways in the UK	3.65 ± 1.01	3.86 ± 0.80	0.157
I am NOT interested in pursuing a career in clinical academia*	2.98 ± 1.13	3.30 ± 1.12	0.113
I would NOT be interested in participating in a trainee -led research collaborative project in the future*	4.41 ± 0.75	4.35 ± 0.84	0.425

*Reverse framed question (1 = Strongly Agree; 5 = Strongly Disagree).

^†Wilcoxon signed rank test for non-parametric data. p < 0.05 statistically significant.

SD = standard deviation.