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Table 1 Baseline demographics and study characteristics

From: Job requirements compared to medical school education: differences between graduates from problem-based learning and conventional curricula

 

PBL-based Curriculum

Conventional Curriculum

p-value

 

N = 101

N = 4720

 

Gender (female)

49% (49)

49% (2272)

0.89

Age at matriculation (mean)

22.2 years

21.4 years

<0.001

Duration of study (mean)

13.2 semester

13.3 semester

0.80

Studied abroad

91% (92)

60% (2801)

<0.001

Medical research thesis

54% (55)

63% (2974)

0.08

Another university degree

4% (4)

4% (189)

0.91

Started residency

89% (90)

71% (3351)

<0.001

First job at

  

0.52

University Hospital

29% (29)

27% (1178)

 

General Hospital

60% (59)

65% (2888)

 

Private Practice

5% (5)

4% (198)

 

other

6% (6)

4% (172)

 

Job experiences, >2 years

79% (80)

73% (3446)

0.16

Current labour condition

  

0.17

Freelance

2% (2)

<1% (24)

 

Open-ended contract

12% (12)

10% (463)

 

Limited contract

86% (83)

89% (4206)

 

Temp work

0% (0)

<1% (28)

 
  1. Baseline demographics and study characteristics between graduates of the PBL-based and conventional medical curriculum among German medical schools.