Table 1 Demographic profiles, research inclination and previous research experience of the medical students from various medical schools
Institutionsa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | JCU | PUC | BGU | DUMC | NTNU | NUS | |
First year | 777 | 167 | 98 | 41 | 82 | 108 | 281 |
Final year | 332 | 45 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 47 | 154 |
N (%) | |||||||
Age at first year | |||||||
Median | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
(Min, Max) | (16, 33) | (16, 22) | (17, 23) | (19, 27) | (22, 33) | (19, 25) | (18, 28) |
Gender | |||||||
Female | 179 (53.9) | 25 (55.6) | 9 (45.0) | 12 (41.4) | 15 (40.5) | 35 (74.5) | 83 (53.9) |
Male | 153 (46.1) | 20 (44.4) | 11 (55.0) | 17 (58.6) | 22 (59.5) | 12 (25.5) | 71 (46.1) |
Highest Academic Qualification | |||||||
No previous degree | 239/327 (73.1) | 40/44 (90.9) | 19 (95.0) | 25/28 (89.3) | 0 (0.0) | 35/45 (77.8) | 120/153 (78.4) |
Diploma | 18/327 (5.5) | 3/44 (6.8) | 1 (5.0) | 1/28 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3/45 (6.7) | 11/153 (7.2) |
Bachelors | 61/327 (18.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2/28 (7.1) | 32 (86.5) | 7/45 (15.6) | 19/153 (12.4) |
Masters | 7/327 (2.1) | 1/44 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (10.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2/153 (1.3) |
PhD & above | 2/327 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1/153 (0.7) |
Inclination towards researchb | |||||||
No change | 133/323 (41.2) | 17 (37.8) | 7 (35.0) | 11/28 (39.3) | 17/35 (48.6) | 25 (53.2) | 56/148 (37.8) |
Decrease | 90/323 (27.9) | 8 (17.8) | 5 (25.0) | 7/28 (25.0) | 6/35 (17.1) | 14 (29.8) | 50/148 (33.8) |
Increase | 100/323 (31.0) | 20 (44.4) | 8 (40.0) | 10/28 (35.7) | 12/35 (34.3) | 8 (17.0) | 42/148 (28.4) |
Inclination towards a biomedical careerb | |||||||
No change | 137/329 (41.6) | 17/44 (38.6) | 3 (15.0) | 11/28 (39.3) | 14/36 (38.9) | 25 (53.2) | 67 (43.5) |
Decrease | 118/329 (35.9) | 18/44 (40.9) | 15 (75.0) | 6/28 (21.4) | 8/36 (22.2) | 10 (21.3) | 61 (39.6) |
Increase | 74/329 (22.5) | 9/44 (20.5) | 2 (10.0) | 11/28 (39.3) | 14/36 (38.9) | 12 (25.5) | 26 (16.9) |
Done research during medical school | |||||||
No | 41/326 (12.6) | 22 (48.9) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 17/152 (11.2) |
Yes | 285/326 (87.4) | 23 (51.1) | 18 (90.0) | 28 (96.6) | 37 (100.0) | 47 (100.0) | 135/152 (88.8) |
Taken a course in research during medical school outside regular curriculum | |||||||
No | 255 (76.8) | 41 (91.1) | 18 (90.0) | 17 (58.6) | 20 (54.1) | 41 (87.2) | 118 (76.6) |
Yes | 77 (23.2) | 4 (8.9) | 2 (10.0) | 12 (41.4) | 17 (45.9) | 6 (12.8) | 36 (23.4) |
Taken a course in research ethics during medical school outside regular curriculum | |||||||
No | 295/326 (90.2) | 42/44 (95.4) | 20 (100.0) | 23/28 (82.1) | 25 (67.6) | 47 (100.0) | 138/151 (91.4) |
Yes | 32/326 (9.8) | 2/44 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5/28 (17.9) | 12 (32.4) | 0 (0.0) | 13/151 (8.6) |
Had articles accepted or published in peer-reviewed journals while in medical school | |||||||
No | 218 (65.7) | 41 (91.1) | 11 (55.0) | 25 (86.2) | 9 (24.3) | 36 (76.6) | 96 (62.3) |
Yes | 114 (34.3) | 4 (8.9) | 9 (45.0) | 4 (13.8) | 28 (75.7) | 11 (23.4) | 58 (37.7) |
Had an experience during medical school that put off respondent from research | |||||||
No | 248/326 (74.9) | 36 (80.0) | 6 (30.0) | 28 (96.6) | 22 (59.5) | 42/46 (91.3) | 114 (74.0) |
Yes | 83/326 (25.1) | 9 (20.0) | 14 (70.0) | 1 (3.4) | 15 (40.5) | 4/46 (8.7) | 40 (26.0) |
Had an experience during medical school that ignited interest in research | |||||||
No | 230/326 (70.3) | 26/43 (60.5) | 9 (45.0) | 22 (75.9) | 18 (48.6) | 35 (74.5) | 120/151 (79.5) |
Yes | 97/326 (29.7) | 17/43 (39.5) | 11 (55.0) | 7 (24.1) | 19 (51.4) | 12 (25.5) | 31/151 (20.5) |
Read biomedical journals at least once every 6 months | |||||||
No | 163 (49.1) | 15 (33.3) | 10 (50.0) | 14 (48.3) | 13 (35.1) | 17 (36.2) | 94 (61.0) |
Yes | 169 (50.9) | 30 (66.7) | 10 (50.0) | 15 (51.7) | 24 (64.9) | 30 (63.8) | 60 (39.0) |
Presence of role model during medical school | |||||||
No | 232/326 (73.7) | 31/40 (77.5) | 15/15 (100.0) | 21/28 (75.0) | 18 (48.6) | 38 (80.9) | 109/148 (73.6) |
Yes | 83/326 (26.3) | 9/40 (22.5) | 0/15 (0.0) | 7/28 (25.0) | 19 (51.4) | 9 (19.1) | 39/148 (26.4) |
Percentage of work time envisioned to spend on research | |||||||
Mean (SD) | 11.6 (12.7) | 9.1 (11.9) | 7.7 (4.2) | 10.7 (4.32) | 23.0 (22.0) | 11.3 (13.2) | 10.2 (9.8) |