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. 2022 Jan 27;17(1):e0263182. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263182

Table 1. Summary of respondents’ answers in each survey.

Participants Derivation dataset (n = 1,671) Validation dataset (n = 106)
Participants’ profiles
Sex, No. (%) Male: 979 (58.6), Female: 692 (41.4) Male: 60 (56.6), Female: 46 (43.4)
Year in medical school, No. (%) 5th: 707 (42.3), 6th: 964 (57.7) 4th: 51 (48.1), 5th: 55 (51.9)
Factors in online clinical clerkship  
Lecture durationa No. (%) 1: 287 (17.2), 2: 54 (3.2), 3: 139 (8.3), 4: 250 (15.0), 5: 406 (24.3), 6: 329 (19.7), 7: 118(7.1), 8: 88 (5.3) 1: 10 (9.4), 2: 2 (1.9), 3: 4 (3.8), 4: 21 (19.8), 5: 37 (34.9), 6: 26 (24.5), 7: 2 (1.9), 8: 4 (3.8)
Lecture frequency per weekb No. (%) 1: 287 (17.2), 2: 141 (8.4), 3: 166 (9.9), 4: 138 (8.3), 5: 181 (10.8), 6: 139 (8.3), 7: 357 (21.4), 8: 61 (3.7), 9: 50 (3.0), 10: 28 (1.7), 11: 12 (0.7), 12: 63 (3.8), 13: 48 (2.9) 1: 10 (9.4), 2: 4 (3.8), 3: 16 (15.1), 4: 21 (19.8), 5: 24 (22.6), 6: 9 (8.5), 7: 16 (15.1), 8: 2 (1.9), 9: 1 (0.9), 10: 1 (0.9), 11: 0 (0), 12: 2 (1.9), 13: 0 (0)
Opportunity to take quizzesc No. (%) 1: 357 (21.4), 2: 240 (14.4), 3: 753 (45.1), 4: 206 (12.3), 5: 115 (6.9) 1: 16 (15.1), 2: 17 (16.0), 3: 62 (58.5), 4: 10 (9.4), 5: 1 (0.9)
Opportunity to submit assignmentsc No. (%) 1: 212 (12.7), 2: 171 (10.2), 3: 473 (28.3), 4: 382 (22.9), 5: 433 (25.9) 1: 6 (5.7), 2: 6 (5.7), 3: 35 (33.0), 4: 36 (34.0), 5: 23 (21.7)
Opportunity to give oral presentationsc No. (%) 1: 700 (41.9), 2: 370 (22.1), 3: 400 (23.9), 4: 119 (7.1), 5: 82 (4.9) 1: 35 (33.0), 2: 33 (31.1), 3: 27 (25.5), 4: 9 (8.5), 5: 2 (1.9)
Opportunity to observe physicians’ practicec No. (%) 1: 1,286 (77.0), 2: 238 (14.2), 3: 87 (5.2), 4: 25 (1.5), 5: 35 (2.1) 1: 74 (69.8), 2: 22 (20.8), 3: 7 (6.6), 4: 2 (1.9), 5: 1 (0.9)
Opportunity to practice clinical skillsc No. (%) 1: 1,250 (74.8), 2: 263 (15.7), 3: 124 (7.4), 4: 14 (0.8), 5: 20 (1.2) 1: 74 (69.8), 2: 19 (17.9), 3: 12 (11.3), 4: 0 (0), 5: 1 (0.9)
Opportunity to participate in interprofessional meetingsc No. (%) 1: 1,202 (71.9), 2: 244 (14.6), 3: 152 (9.1), 4: 37 (2.2), 5: 36 (2.2) 1: 72 (67.9), 2: 20 (18.9), 3: 10 (9.4), 4: 3 (2.8), 5: 1 (0.9)
Opportunity to interact with physiciansc No. (%) 1: 798 (47.8), 2: 382 (22.9), 3: 303 (18.1), 4: 108 (6.5), 5: 80 (4.8) 1: 42 (39.6), 2: 36 (34.0), 3: 23 (21.7), 4: 5 (4.7), 5: 0 (0)
Frequency of technical Internet-related problemsd No. (%) 1: 575 (34.4), 2: 416 (24.9), 3: 296 (17.7), 4: 297 (17.8), 5: 87 (5.2) 1: 23 (21.7), 2: 27 (25.5), 3: 20 (18.9), 4: 29 (27.4), 5: 7 (6.6)
Outcome measurement
Satisfaction levele No. (%) 1: 517 (30.9), 2: 570 (34.1), 3: 348 (20.8), 4: 138 (8.3), 5: 98 (5.9) 1: 47 (44.3), 2: 35 (33.0), 3: 15 (14.2), 4: 8 (7.5), 5: 1 (0.9)
Motivation levele No. (%) 1: 543 (32.5), 2: 525 (31.4), 3: 381 (22.8), 4: 108 (6.5), 5: 114 (6.8) 1: 51 (48.1), 2: 38 (35.8), 3: 12 (11.3), 4: 4 (3.8), 5: 1 (0.9)

a: Eight choices, arranged in 15-min increments: 1) not at all, 2) ≤15 min per lecture, 3) ≥15 min to ≤30 min per lecture, 4) ≥30 min to ≤45 min per lecture, 5) ≥45 min to ≤60 min per lecture, 6) ≥60 min to ≤75 min per lecture, 7) ≥75 min to ≤90 min per lecture, and 8) ≥90 min per lecture.

b: 13 choices: 1) not at all, 2) less than once a week, 3) about once a week, 4) about twice a week, 5) about three times a week, 6) about four times a week, 7) about five times a week, 8) about six times a week, 9) about seven times a week, 10) about eight times a week, 11) about nine times a week, 12) about ten times a week, and 13) over ten times a week.

c: 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = there were many more opportunities during face-to-face clinical clerkship than there were during online clinical clerkship to 5 = there were many more opportunities during online clinical clerkship than there were during face-to-face clinical clerkship.

d: 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = not at all to 5 = very frequently.

e: 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = the level/amount was much higher during face-to-face clinical clerkship than it was during online clinical clerkship to 5 = the level/amount was much higher during online clinical clerkship than it was during face-to-face clinical clerkship.