Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of medical studentsa
| Year in Program, no. (%), n=445 | Response Rate by Year, n/n (%) | |
| 1 | 177 (40%) | 177/205 (86%) |
| 2 | 156 (35%) | 156/208 (75%) |
| 3 | 112 (25%) | 112/205 (55%) |
| Campus, no. (%), n=454 | Response Rate by Campus, n/n (%) | |
| Hamilton | 322 (71%) | 322/447 (72%) |
| Niagara | 75 (17%) | 75/87 (86%) |
| Waterloo | 57 (13%) | 57/84 (68%) |
| Prior Health-Related Research Experience, no. (%), n=498 | ||
| None | 53 (11%) | |
| Undergraduate Thesis | 191 (38%) | |
| Graduate Thesis | 74 (15%) | |
| Other | 180 (36%) | |
| Interest in More Research Education and Opportunities, no. (%), n= 445 | ||
| Agree | 383 (86%) | |
| Unsure or Disagree | 62 (14%) | |
| Commented on Current Research Involvement, no. (%), n=498 | ||
| Yes | 161 (32%) | |
| No | 337 (68%) | |
|
Self-Rated Research Ability (Scale: 8 – 40), mean (SD), n=454 |
24.8 (7.45) | |
|
Self-Rated Research Knowledge Gained in the MD Program (Scale: 8 – 40), mean (SD), n=426 |
26.29 (6.14) | |
|
Student-Rated Supervisors’ Understanding of Research (Scale: 1 – 5), mean (SD), n=447 |
2.04 (0.70) | |
a
Data are from 498 medical students at a single medical school surveyed in fall 2014.