Table 2 Characteristics of the 35 medical student informants
From: Medical student engagement and leadership within a new learning community
| Characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women, n (%) | 15 | (42.8) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 24.7 | (1.7) |
| Medical School Year, n (%) | ||
| First Year | 11 | (31.4) |
| Second Year | 11 | (31.4) |
| Third Year | 6 | (17.2) |
| Fourth Year | 7 | (20.0) |
| Plans to pursue a career in academic medicine, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 29 | (82.9) |
| No | 6 | (17.1) |
| College program in which committed role was taken, n (%) | ||
| Peer Advising | 7 | (20.0) |
| Social/Community building | 14 | (40.0) |
| Both | 14 | (40.0) |
| Number of hours devoted to Colleges program in the last 12 months, mean (SD) | 45.5 | (19.6) |
| How invested/committed do you feel toward the goal of making the Colleges program outstanding?, n (%) | ||
| Tremendously | 14 | (40.0) |
| A lot | 16 | (45.7) |
| Some | 4 | (11.4) |
| A little | 1 | (2.9) |
| Not at all | 0 | (0) |