TABLE 5.
Chi-square tests showing a comparison between surveys submitted by students of any gender in the BioCoRE group and the comparison group (CS).
| Factor of interest | Item | Survey items | Percent of students who agreed or strongly agreeda | Chi-square test (p values)b | Average and SEM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 531) | Comparison group (n = 500) | Study group (n = 31) | Comparison group (n = 500) | Study group (n = 31) | ||||
| Medical profession | 1 | I plan to attend a health-related professional school. | 63% | 63% | 59% | 0.6765 | 3.58 ± 0.07 | 3.31 ± 0.34 |
| 2 | I am planning a pre-med course of study at Duke. | 61% | 62% | 59% | 0.798 | 3.51 ± 0.08 | 3.31 ± 0.34 | |
| 3 | I am not interested in pursuing a career in engineering.c | 64% | 64% | 66% | 0.8936 | 3.64 ± 0.07 | 3.75 ± 0.28 | |
| 4 | I want a career in healthcare that involves working directly with patients.c | 68% | 67% | 81% | 0.0957 | 4.02 ± 0.07 | 4.50 ± 0.20 | |
| 5 | A career with direct patient contact | 67% | 67% | 75% | 0.3305 | 3.35 ± 0.08 | 3.66 ± 0.30 | |
| 6 | I plan to minor in chemistry. | 34% | 35% | 19% | 0.0581 | 2.70 ± 0.07 | 2.87 ± 0.47 | |
| Graduate school | 7 | I plan to attend graduate school in the natural sciences. | 28% | 26% | 53% | 0.0009 | 2.61 ± 0.06 | 3.35 ± 0.27 |
| 8 | I plan to attend graduate school in the biomedical sciences. | 28% | 26% | 63% | <0.0001 | 2.46 ± 0.06 | 3.63 ± 0.26 | |
| 9 | I am interested in learning more about biomedical research. | 67% | 67% | 78% | 0.1874 | 3.76 ± 0.06 | 4.28 ± 0.19 | |
| 10 | In the future, I would like to spend at least part of one summer conducting scientific research in a laboratory. | 77% | 76% | 91% | 0.0559 | 4.11 ± 0.05 | 4.56 ± 0.13 | |
| 11 | I am interested in applying to MD/PhD programs to combine my interests in medicine research. | 44% | 43% | 47% | 0.6986 | 3.03 ± 0.07 | 3.00 ± 0.31 | |
| 12 | I am interested in a career focused on scientific research. | 43% | 42% | 72% | 0.0008 | 2.99 ± 0.06 | 3.97 ± 0.21 | |
| Laboratory scientific research | 13 | I already know what it is like to conduct scientific research in a laboratory. | 50% | 47% | 100% | <0.0001 | 3.08 ± 0.06 | 4.53 ± 0.09 |
| 14 | Outside of the class, I have worked in a science laboratory conducting research. | 42% | 38% | 100% | <0.0001 | 2.66 ± 0.08 | 4.88 ± 0.06 | |
| 15 | I will conduct laboratory research while attending Duke. | 84% | 78% | 100% | 0.0027 | 4.17 ± 0.05 | 4.91 ± 0.05 | |
aPercent of students who agreed or strongly agreed and average responses between 1 and 5 (where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree) for each item in the internal surveys administered.
bChi-square test p values are for differences between the comparison group and the study group.
cSurvey values and statements were inversed to align sentiment of the factor of interest.