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. 2022;42(2):8–21.

Table 3.

Survey Responses for Experimental Variables for Students That Were Stated They Were Pursuing Orthopedic Surgery at Some Point During Medical School But Matched Into Another Specialty

Non-orthopedic Matches that were interested in orthopedic in medical school Demographics (Group B) M1 (%) M2 (%) M3 (%) M4 (%) Match (%)
Mentor 4 (8.89) 24 (53.3) 21 (56.8) 23 (67.6) 25
Mentor in Orthopedics 0 (0.00) 10 (22.2) 11 (29.7) 8 (23.5) 0 (0.00)
Research 33 (64.7) 28 (62.2) 28 (75.7) 11 (64.7) 18
Research in Orthopedics 12 (23.5) 13 (28.9) 15 (40.5) 5 (28.4) 1
Yes, debt from undergrad 14 (27.5)
Yes, debt from med school 43 (84.3) 35 (77.8) 27 (73.0) 22 (68.7) 21 (87.5)
Yes, debt impact on choice 20 (40.0) 20 (44.4) 13 (39.4) 9 (30.0) 7 (41.2)
Selected orthopedics for that survey 29 (56.9) 27 (60.0) 18 (48.6) 9 (25.0) 0 (0.00)
Total Responses 51 45 37 36 37