“A steep learning curve”: junior doctor perspectives on the transition from medical student to the health-care workplace

Table 1 Junior doctor participant demographics

	Gender	Age in years	Domestic or International student^b	Previous highest undergraduate degree^c	Junior doctor workplace^d Queensland (QLD) or International (Int)
Number of participants (N = 15)	Male: 11 Female: 4^a	<21: nil 21–25: 3 26–30: 9 31–35: 3 >35: nil	Australian: 8 International: 7	BA: 2 BSc: 10 MSc: 1 Pharmacy: 2 Engineering: 1	QLD: 12 Int: 3

^aThe UQ medical student cohort is approximately 60% male, 40% female
^bAll international students were from Canada or USA. The UQ medical student cohort includes approximately 30% international students
^cThe UQ medical program accepts only graduate students. One student had completed both a BA and a BSc
^dAll international workplaces were in North America. Three Australian workplaces included regional and rural hospital placements

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