Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the Study Participants, Including Demographics and Educational Background
| Demographic Characteristics | Age | Median (Interquartile Range) | 23 (23–24) |
| Gender (n, %) | Female | 12 (44%) | |
| Male | 15 (56%) | ||
| Educational Characteristics | Level of entry to medical school (n, %) | Undergraduate | 27 (100%) |
| Graduate/MBPhD | 0 (100%) | ||
| Year of medical training (n, %) | Year 3 | 1 (3.7%) | |
| Year 4 | 1 (3.7%) | ||
| Year 5 | 7 (25.9%) | ||
| Year 6 | 18 (66.7%) | ||
| Intercalated Degree (n, %) | Yes – Masters | 3 (11.1%) | |
| Yes – Bachelors | 19 (70.4%) | ||
| No | 5 (18.5%) | ||
| University attended (n, %) | Imperial College London | 5 (18.5%) | |
| University of Birmingham | 4 (14.8%) | ||
| University of Cambridge | 3 (11.1%) | ||
| Manchester University | 2 (7.4%) | ||
| King’s College London | 2 (7.4%) | ||
| Glasgow University | 2 (7.4%) | ||
| Oxford University | 1 (3.7%) | ||
| Norwich University | 1 (3.7%) | ||
| Newcastle University | 1 (3.7%) | ||
| Keele University | 1 (3.7%) | ||
| Hull/York University | 1 (3.7%) | ||
| Exeter University | 1 (3.7%) | ||
| Cardiff University | 1 (3.7%) | ||
| Bristol University | 1 (3.7%) | ||
| Anglia Ruskin University | 1 (3.7%) |
Note: 27/31 (87.1%) course participants answered the pre-course questionnaire.