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Table 3 Frequency of student quotes

From: Exploring the timing of medical student research internships: before or after clerkships?

Type of motivation for research

Frequency of quotes belonging to a certain type of motivation

Research internship performed before clinical clerkships, n = 44

Research internship performed after clinical clerkships, n = 57

Intrinsic motivation for research, n (%)

21 (26)

6 (6)

Identified regulation for research, n (%)

5 (6)

15 (16)

Extrinsic regulation for research, n (%)

56 (68)

74 (78)

Total number of reasons mentioned

82

95

  1. Numbers indicate the frequency a quote/reason was given by students in the questionnaires. Students were allowed to mention more than one reason