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Table 4 Selection factors by current site of practice in rural background subjects

From: Medical student selection criteria and socio-demographic factors as predictors of ultimately working rurally after graduation

 

Current site of practice

N

Mean ± SEM

P value (Unpaired T-Test)

Academic entry score (ATAR)

Urban

78

97.54 ± 0.20

0.677

 

Rural

21

97.36 ± 0.45

 

Interview score

Urban

78

26.9 ± 0.7

0.731

 

Rural

21

27.0 ± 1.1

 

Total UMAT Percentile score

Urban

78

75.4 ± 2.2

0.677

 

Rural

21

77.4 ± 4.7

 

UMAT-1 Percentile score

Urban

78

74.7 ± 2.4

0.827

 

Rural

21

73.6 ± 4.9

 

UMAT-2 Percentile score

Urban

78

72.5 ± 2.5

0.503

 

Rural

21

76.0 ± 4.4

 

UMAT-3 Percentile score

Urban

78

63.3 ± 2.9

0.955

 

Rural

21

63.7 ± 4.6

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