Table 1.

Characteristics of respondents

Variable	Frequency (n=221), n (%)
Level of study
Preclinicals 200 L and 300 L	98 (44.4)
Clinicals	123 (55.7)
Sex
Male	128 (57.9)
Female	93 (42.1)
Secondary school
Private	133 (60.2)
State	27 (12.2)
Federal	61 (27.6)
Prior exposure to research (yes)
Prior involvement in research	117 (52.9)
Prior presentation of research at a scientific conference	31 (14.0)
Prior publication of research	14 (6.3)
Desired area of specialty
Undecided	132 (59.7)
Lab medicine	3 (1.4)
Oncology	3 (1.4)
Psychiatry	3 (1.4)
Radiology	4 (1.8)
Internal medicine	9 (4.1)
Pediatrics	9 (4.1)
Public health	9 (4.1)
Obstetrics and gynecology	17 (7.7)
Surgery (including ophthalmology and anesthesia)	32 (14.5)