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. 2018 Nov 5;84(4):683–691. doi: 10.29024/aogh.2378

Table 1.

Respondent demographics and characteristics (n = 517).

Variable Prior GHEA
(n = 284)
No GHEA
(n = 233)
p-value Total

Age, mean ± SD 27.2 ± 5.0 28.0 ± 6.4 0.11 27.6 ± 5.6
Gender, n (%)
    Male 52 (42.3) 71 (57.7) 0.001 * 123 (23.8)
    Female 232 (58.9) 162 (41.1) 394 (76.2)
School Affiliation, n (%)
    Medical School 113 (52.8) 101 (47.2) 0.41 214 (41.4)
    Nursing School 171 (56.4) 132 (43.6) 303 (58.6)
Annual Household Income, n (%)
    <$50K 45 (57.7) 33 (42.3) 0.51 78 (20.4)
    $50K–$99K 61 (62.2) 37 (37.8) 98 (25.6)
    $100K–$149K 47 (59.5) 32 (40.5) 79 (20.6)
    $150K–$199K 26 (65.0) 14 (35.0) 40 (10.4)
    >$200K 45 (51.1) 43 (48.9) 88 (23.0)
Intended Specialty, n (%)
    Medical 76 (60.8) 49 (39.2) 0.051 125 (61.9)
    Surgical 36 (46.8) 41 (53.2) 77 (38.1)

Abbreviations: Global health experience abroad (GHEA), standard deviation (SD).

Missing data for covariates: income (25.9%), intended specialty (5.6%). Surveys with no data regarding participation in prior GHEAs were excluded.

M.D. candidates only. “Medical” = emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, medical subspecialties, pediatrics, and psychiatry. “Surgical” = anesthesiology, general surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, and surgical subspecialties.

*p-value < 0.05.

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