Table 2 Results of Principal Components Analysis and descriptive statistics of items used to assess dependent variables (N = 129)
|  | Component Loading b | Mean out of 4 (SD) | Strongly disagree N(%) | Somewhat disagree N(%) | Somewhat agree N(%) | Strongly agree N(%) | I don’t know N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perceived importance of Indigenous content in curricula (α = 0.805) a |  | 3.48 (0.63) |  |  |  |  |  |
Conventional (i.e. western) physicians should be aware of traditional medicine(s) that their patients may be using. | 0.694 | 3.65 (0.638) | 3 (2.3) | 2 (1.6) | 31 (24.0) | 89 (69.0) | 4 (3.1) |
It is valuable to me as a physician/in-training to be educated on social issues concerning Aboriginal peoples. | 0.884 | 3.52 (0.768) | 5 (3.9) | 6 (4.7) | 33 (25.6) | 81 (62.8) | 4 (3.1) |
It is valuable to me as a physician/in-training to be educated on the health issues concerning Aboriginal peoples | 0.877 | 3.60 (0.718) | 4 (3.1) | 5 (3.9) | 29 (22.5) | 88 (68.2) | 3 (2.3) |
The clinical curriculum should incorporate a rotation in an Aboriginal community | 0.630 | 3.16 (0.974) | 12 (9.3) | 12 (9.3) | 40 (31.0) | 55 (42.6) | 10 (7.8) |
Interest in working in an Indigenous community | |||||||
 I would consider working in a First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit community | N/A | 2.68 (1.11) | 21 (16.3) | 18 (14.0) | 32 (24.8) | 28(21.7) | 30 (23.3) |