Table 2 Comparison of perceptions of medical research among fifth-year students from different medicine programs
Pediatric (“5 + 3”) | Clinical medicine (“5 + 3”) | Clinical medicine (5-year) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scientific research is important | agree (%) | 88.9 | 88.9 | 95 | 0.700 |
Uncertain (%) | 11.1 | 5.5 | 5 | ||
disagree (%) | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | ||
score | 4.48 | 4.33 | 4.5 | ||
Increase the competitiveness | agree (%) | 96.3 | 100 | 100 | 0.673 |
Uncertain (%) | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
disagree (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
score | 4.63 | 4.64 | 4.75 | ||
Helpful to solve the clinical problem | agree (%) | 77.8 | 63.9 | 70 | 0.197 |
Uncertain (%) | 22.2 | 27.8 | 30 | ||
disagree (%) | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | ||
score | 4.15 | 3.81 | 4.2 | ||
Improve thinking | agree (%) | 96.3 | 91.7 | 100 | 0.105 |
Uncertain (%) | 3.7 | 8.3 | 0 | ||
disagree (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
score | 4.56 | 4.36 | 4.7 | ||
I’m interested in scientific research | agree (%) | 59.3 | 47.2 | 85 | 0.025 |
Uncertain (%) | 33.3 | 36.1 | 10 | ||
disagree (%) | 7.4 | 16.7 | 5 | ||
score | 3.7 | 3.44 | 4.2 | ||
Uncertain (%) | 7.4 | 11.1 | 10 | ||
disagree (%) | 0 | 5.6 | 10 | ||
score | 4.26 | 4.28 | 4.05 |