Table 1. Demographic characteristics of respondents by professional program (n=166).

Characteristic	Medical School	Physician Associate Program	School of Nursing	p
Respondents (%)	70 (69.3)	25 (80.1)	71 (87.7)	0.0110
Mean age in years ± Standard Deviation	23.8 ± 2.4	25.2 ± 2.8	26.3 ± 3.5	<0.0001
Female gender (%)	32 (45.7)	15 (62.5)	65 (91.5)	<0.0001
Advanced degree (%)	8 (11.4)	2 (8.3)	20 (28.2)	0.0145
Prior degree in humanities field (%)	16 (22.9)	1 (4.2)	35 (49.3)	<0.0001
Prior healthcare experience (%)	60 (85.7)	22 (88.0)	61 (87.1)	0.9478
Prior paid work in healthcare (%)	23 (32.9)	20 (80.0)	45 (63.4)	<0.0001
Prior healthcare work >2000 hours (%)	11 (15.7)	15 (60.0)	36 (50.7)	<0.0001