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Table 3 How did you prepare for the admission test?

From: Medical school admission test: advantages for students whose parents are medical doctors?

Summer semester 2014

n = 182

Physician in the family n = 80 (44%)

No physician in the family n = 102 (56%)

  

Item (multiple answers allowed)

n (%)

n (%)

Effect size

p-value**

information via internet or internet forums

67 (84%)

90 (88%)

0.13

0.386

talked with family and friends

53 (66%)

49 (48%)

0.37

0.014

with books or brochures

13 (16%)

20 (20%)

0.09

0.562

others* (written answers)

13 (16%)

18 (18%)

0.04

0.805

with specific training or courses

1 (1%)

0 (0%)

0.16

0.260

  1. *talking with other physicians, nurses, or medical students, reflecting actual medical news in TV or newspapers, self-reflection about career choice, simulated interview. **scores that show significant differences between the groups are printed in bold.