|
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)
|
