Table 1 Website applicant characteristics
Characteristic | n = (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Project applications made | 1st Year Medical Student | 2 (2) |
2nd Year Medical Student | 11 (13) | |
3rd Year Medical Student | 25 (29) | |
4th Year Medical Student | 14 (16) | |
5th Year Medical Student | 11 (13) | |
Final Year Medical Student | 4 (5) | |
Graduate Entry Medical Student | 6 (7) | |
Health Care Professional | 2 (2) | |
Master of Research Student | 1 (1) | |
Medical Doctor | 1 (1) | |
PhD student | 2 (2) | |
Unspecified | 7 (8) | |
Gender of applicants | Male | 53 (62) |
Female | 28 (33) | |
Unknown | 5 (6) | |
Previous research experience | Writing Scientific Abstracts | 5 (6) |
Writing Literature Reviews | 6 (7) | |
Publication | 6 (7) | |
Previous Research Experience | 19 (22) | |
Poster Presentation | 4 (5) | |
None | 44 (51) | |
Lab Experience | 9 (10) | |
Experience of using reference manager software | 3 (3) | |
Clinical Audit | 14 (16) | |
Basic Understanding of Statistics | 10 (12) | |
Specialty applied to | Endocrinology | 3 (3) |
Immunology | 6 (7) | |
Infectious Diseases | 17 (20) | |
Maxillofacial surgery | 1 (1) | |
Medical Education | 14 (16) | |
Mental Health | 1 (1) | |
Musculoskeletal | 5 (6) | |
Neurology | 17 (20) | |
Oncology | 2 (2) | |
Other | 1 (1) | |
Pharmacology | 4 (5) | |
Primary Care | 1 (1) | |
Renal Medicine | 1 (1) | |
Respiratory | 1 (1) | |
Sports and Exercise Medicine | 3 (3) | |
Technology | 2 (2) | |
Unspecified | 7 (8) |