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Table 3 Percentage of SPUP and non-SPUP participants that participated in the different extracurricular activities

From: Participation in a scientific pre-university program and medical students’ interest in an academic career

  

non-SPUP

Extracurricular activity

SPUP

(N = 33)

Not matched

(N = 33)

Matched on pu-GPA

(N = 33)

Matched on GPA year 1

(N = 32)

Non-research-related

 Honors class

42.4

6.3

18.2

20

 First-year clinical elective

27.3

31.3

30.3

30

 Anatomy program

27.3

18.2

12.1

20.7

 Tropical medicine course

3

6.5

6.1

13.8

 Education committee

6.1

0

6.1

10.3

 University council

6.1

0

0

0

 Student year representation

24.2

12.9

12.1

10.7

 Student hospital job

75.8

63.6

54.5

56.3

 Clerkship council

6.1

0

0

0

 Student association member

78.8

90.9

72.7

87.5

 Committee student association

54.5

60.6

63.6

65.6

 Board student association

18.2

9.1

18.2

9.4

 Credits in other programs

30.3

15.2

9.1

9.4

 Clerkship abroad

6.1

0

0

0

 Clerkship other

15.2

6.1

30.3

12.5

Research-related

 Extracurricular research experience

72.7

36.4

36.4

31.3

 Research master

36.4

3

15.2

21.9

 Authorship scientific paper

30.3

9.1

18.2

18.7

 Scholarship

21.2

0

3

6.3

 PhD

3

3

6.1

6.3

Other activities

 Jobs

81.8

90.9

81.8

84.4

 Volunteering

18.2

27.3

27.3

28.1

 Sports

66.7

84.8

81.8

71.9

 Music

27.3

15.2

24.2

15.6

Future

 PhD

51.5

32.3

27.3

24.1

 Interest - Clinic

6.1

54.5

62.5

62.5

 Interest - Research

0

0

3

0

 Interest – Clinic & Research

90.9

39.4

34.4

34.4

  1. Non-SPUP participants were either not-matched, matched on gender and pu-GPA or matched on gender and first-year GPA with the SPUP participants. Bold percentages represent a significant difference between the SPUP and non-SPUP group, p < .05 (two-tailed)
  2. SPUP = Scientific Pre-university Program, pu-GPA = pre-university Grade Point Average