Table 1 Descriptives of participants

Age

Average 19,2 years

Range 17.5-23.6 years

Gender

112 female

33 male

Nationality

138 Dutch

3 German

1 Yugoslav

1 Iraqi

1 Turkish

1 Bulgarian

Relevant previous education

15 (4 Biology, 4 Biomedical sciences/technology, 1 Technical Medicine, 1 Psychology, 1 Health sciences, 1 Pharmacology, 3 other)

All students quit their other education upon acceptance into medical school