Table 5.

Students' motivations.

	1	2	3	4	5	Mean
To enhance my professional résumé	180	85	80	55	17	2.15
To get new knowledge and skills	34	41	90	109	143	3.69
To gain professional experience	40	48	79	130	120	3.58
To make new contacts that might help me in the future	76	98	115	96	32	2.78
To help others	8	12	39	113	245	4.38
To give something from myself to the community	15	26	57	125	194	4.1
To realize the duty of public service inherent to the medical profession	60	51	78	96	132	3.45
To help succeed in the fight against the pandemic	34	41	82	145	115	3.64
To participate in something important	39	40	85	115	138	3.66
To have a sense of duty and pride	48	61	76	120	112	3.45
To realize my passion	36	38	105	124	114	3.58
To experience the adventure and to tell my future kids that I was a part of it	110	85	89	83	50	2.71
To fill free time	106	63	85	97	66	2.89
To make new friends and establish new connections	103	99	108	72	35	2.61
To work with other people	39	61	92	126	99	3.44
To gain the recognition of my professors, family and friends	196	113	64	37	7	1.91