Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Academic Year | No. of Students, n (%) | Gender f % m % |
Age Mean (SD) |
High School Graduation Grade (%) Mean (SD) |
Medical School GPA Mean (SD) |
Repeaters, n(%) |
Published Research, n(%) |
Region of Origin (%) |
Grit Score Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Pre-clinical |
44 (66.66) | f 47.72 | 19.5 (0.59) | 97.7 (1.65) | 4.64 (0.64) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (9.5) | N 38.1 | 3.40 (0.71) |
| I 61.9 | |||||||||
| m 52.27 | 19.5 (0.73) | 96.5 (2.84) | 4.66 (0.33) | 4 (17.4) | 1 (4.3) | N 39.1 | 3.06 (0.75) |
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| I 60.9 | |||||||||
| 2nd Pre-clinical |
50 (83.33) | f 36 | 20.5 (1.09) | 97.8 (1.79) | 3.66 (0.59) | 10 (55.6) | 0 (0.0) | N 50 | 3.64 (0.52) |
| I 50 | |||||||||
| m 64 | 21.5 (1.41) | 97.5 (2.17) | 3.78 (0.57) | 13 (40.6) | 7 (21.9) | N 18.8 | 3.18 (0.50) |
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| I 81.2 | |||||||||
| 1st Clinical disciplines |
42 (67.74) | f 38.10 | 21.9 (0.77) | 97.9 (1.30) | 3.74 (0.72) | 8 (50) | 1 (6.3) | N 75 | 3.38 (0.45) |
| I 25 | |||||||||
| m 61.90 | 21.9 (1.31) | 97.6 (2.13) | 3.68 (0.73) | 10 (38.5) | 4 (15.3) | N 34.6 | 3.26 (0.48) |
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| I 65.4 | |||||||||
| 2nd Clinical disciplines |
35 (59.32) | f 14.29 | 21.8 (0.44) | 98.5 (0.86) | 4.07 (0.58) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | N 60 | 3.57 (0.52) |
| I 40 | |||||||||
| m 85.71 | 23.5 (1.16) | 97.9 (0.77) | 3.45 (0.66) | 18 (60.0) | 17 (56.6) | N 13.3 | 3.03 (0.73) |
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| I 86.7 | |||||||||
| 3rd Clinical disciplines |
35 (100) | f 25.71 | 23.0 (0.70) | 97.2 (1.82) | 3.86 (0.45) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | N 55.6 | 3.53 (0.33) |
| I 44.4 | |||||||||
| m 74.29 | 23.6 (0.98) | 96.8 (2.38) | 3.57 (0.55) | 5 (19.2) | 14 (53.8) | N 38.5 | 3.47 (0.60) |
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| I 61.5 | |||||||||
| Internship | 48 (87.27) | f 31.25 | 24.2 (0.77) | 98.5 (1.17) | 4.04 (0.32) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (86.6) | N 60 | 3.41 (0.63) |
| I 40 | |||||||||
| m 68.75 | 24.6 (0.99) | 97.7 (1.48) | 3.49 (0.58) | 9 (27.3) | 22 (66.8) | N 15.2 | 3.35 (0.54) |
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| I 84.8 | |||||||||
| Total | 254 (75.37) | f 33.1 | 21.5 (1.82) | 97.9 (1.54) | 4.04 (0.68) | 19 (22.6) | 17 (20.2) | N 54.8 | 3.47 (0.56) |
| I 45.2 | |||||||||
| m 66.9 | 22.6 (1.97) | 97.4 (2.04) | 3.74 (0.69) | 59 (34.7) | 65 (38.2) | N 25.3 | 3.22 (0.61) |
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| I 74.7 | |||||||||
| 22.2 (1.98) | 97.6 (1.90) | 3.84 (0.70) | 78 (30.7) | 82 (32.3) | N 35.0 | 3.31 (0.60) |
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| I 65.0 |
Abbreviations: f, female; m, male; SD, standard deviation; GPA, grade points average; N, native to Majmaah city; I, immigrant (non-native) to Majmaah city; #n, number.