Table 2.
Rating of faculty and informal mentors by the undergraduate medical students
| 5-item Likert scale | Group #1 | Group #2 | Group #3 | 5-item Likert scale | Group #1 | Group #2 | Group #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| A) Mentor had similar career interests | B) Mentor influenced my career choice | ||||||
| Strongly agree (5) | 3 (7.7 %) | 2 (3.9 %) | 24 (45.3 %) | Strongly agree (5) | 0 (0.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 24 (45.3 %) |
| Agree (4) | 6 (15.4 %) | 6 (11.8 %) | 24 (45.3 %) | Agree (4) | 2 (5.1 %) | 5 (10.2 %) | 23 (43.4 %) |
| Neutral (3) | 9 (23.1 %) | 14 (27.5 %) | 2 (3.8 %) | Neutral (3) | 14 (35.9 %) | 17 (34.7 %) | 4 (7.5 %) |
| Disagree (2) | 10 (25.6 %) | 18 (35.3 %) | 2 (3.8 %) | Disagree (2) | 15 (38.5 %) | 17 (34.7 %) | 2 (3.8 %) |
| Strongly disagree (1) | 11 (28.2 %) | 11 (21.6 %) | 1 (1.9 %) | Strongly disagree (1) | 8 (20.5 %) | 8 (16.3 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| N | 39 | 51 | 53 | N | 39 | 49 | 53 |
| Mean (SD) | 2.49 (1.27) | 2.41 (1.08) | 4.28 (0.86) | Mean (SD) | 2.26 (0.85) | 2.35 (0.93) | 4.3 (0.77) |
| Mode | 1 | 2 | 4, 5 | Mode | 2 | 2, 3 | 5 |
| Median | 2 | 2 | 4 | Median | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Groups #1 vs #2 | 0.90 (U value = 1010.5) | Groups #1 vs #2 | 0.67 (U value = 907.5) | ||||
| Groups #1 vs #3 | <0.0001 (U value = 1784.5) | Groups #1 vs #3 | <0.0001 (U value = 106) | ||||
| Groups #2 vs #3 | <0.0001 (U value = 2294) | Groups #2 vs #3 | <0.0001 (U value = 172.5) | ||||
| C) Mentor was accessible | D) Mentor was personally interested | ||||||
| Strongly agree (5) | 6 (15.4 %) | 4 (7.8 %) | 21 (39.6 %) | Strongly agree (5) | 9 (23.1 %) | 4 (8.0 %) | 26 (49.1 %) |
| Agree (4) | 17 (43.6 %) | 23 (45.1 %) | 30 (56.6 %) | Agree (4) | 11 (28.2 %) | 23 (46.0 %) | 27 (50.9 %) |
| Neutral (3) | 9 (23.1 %) | 17 (33.3 %) | 2 (3.8 %) | Neutral (3) | 8 (20.5 %) | 20 (40.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Disagree (2) | 5 (12.8 %) | 6 (11.8 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | Disagree (2) | 9 (23.1 %) | 2 (4.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Strongly disagree (1) | 2 (5.1 %) | 1 (2.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | Strongly disagree (1) | 2 (5.1 %) | 1 (2.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| N | 39 | 51 | 53 | N | 39 | 50 | 53 |
| Mean (SD) | 3.51 (1.07) | 3.45 (0.88) | 4.36 (0.56) | Mean (SD) | 3.41 (1.23) | 3.54 (0.79) | 4.49 (0.5) |
| Mode | 4 | 4 | 4 | Mode | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Median | 4 | 4 | 4 | Median | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Groups #1 vs #2 | 0.59 (U value = 1058) | Groups #1 vs #2 | 0.73 (U value = 934.5) | ||||
| Groups #1 vs #3 | <0.0001 (U value = 553) | Groups #1 vs #3 | <0.0001 (U value = 508.5) | ||||
| Groups #2 vs #3 | <0.0001 (U value = 578) | Groups #2 vs #3 | <0.0001 (U value = 470.5) | ||||
Group 1: Rating of faculty mentors by the students in the faculty group (those without informal mentors)
Group 2: Rating of faculty mentors by the students in the informal group (those with informal mentors)
Group 3: Rating of informal mentors by the students in the informal group
P-values were calculated using Mann Whitney test