Periods | Basic | Intermediate | Internship | Total | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample n (% of regular matriculated) | 163 (79.1%) | 164 (83.7%) | 154 (76.7%) | 481 (79.8%) | |
Age – m (sd) | 20.0 (2.0) | 21.9 (1.5) | 24.0 (1.9) | 21.9 (2.4) | <.001a |
Male n (%) | 56 (34.8%) | 72 (44.3%) | 62 (41.1%) | 190 (40.5%) | .242b |
Female n (%) | 102 (30.2%) | 92 (55.7%) | 85 (58.9%) | 279 (59.5%) | |
Living with the family n (%) | 155 (97.1%) | 140 (86.0%) | 131 (88.8%) | 426 (90.6%) | .011b |
Having a parent as MD n (%) | 44 (28.2%) | 56 (33.8%) | 33 (22.9%) | 133 (28.2%) | .113b |
> 2 years to enter medical school n (%) | 31 (20.3%) | 28 (16.9%) | 21 (14.7%) | 80 (17.1%) | .516b |
Mean years of studying to enter medical school – m (sd) | 1.7 (1.0) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.9) | 1.7 (0.9) | .337a |