Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of 121 Medical Students in the Foundations of Clinical Reasoning Course
Characteristic | Survey Respondents (n = 121) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 55 (45.5%) |
Female | 63 (52.1%) |
Prefer not to answer | 3 (2.5%) |
Ethnicity | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 (0%) |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 54 (44.6%) |
African American (Non-Hispanic) | 5 (4.1%) |
Hispanic | 6 (4.9%) |
White (Non-Hispanic) | 45 (37.2%) |
Two or more/Other | 5 (4.1%) |
I prefer not to answer | 6 (4.9%) |
Pre-Medical Experiences* | |
Health Professions education or employment (Nursing, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, ect) | 15 |
Volunteering or Shadowing (inpatient) | 76 |
Volunteering or Shadowing (outpatient) | 87 |
Scribe | 13 |
Medical Mission trip | 18 |
Volunteering at a hospice center, a retirement center, or crisis center | 28 |
I did not participate in any clinical activities | 6 |
One or more of these | 80 |
Hours in Pre-Medical Experiences ** | |
0–50 h (One work week) | 21 (18.3%) |
51–100 h (Two work weeks) | 15 (13%) |
101–150 h (Three work weeks) | 11 (9.6%) |
151–200 h (Four work weeks) | 12 (10.4%) |
1–2 months | 11 (9.6%) |
2–6 months | 16 (13.9%) |
6 months - 1 year | 10 (8.7%) |
1–2 years | 6 (5.2%) |
> 2 years | 13 (11.3%) |
College Major | |
Biology | 64 (52.9%) |
Chemistry | 12 (9.9%) |
Computer Science/Biomedical Engineering | 5 (4.1%) |
Business/Economics | 5 (4.1%) |
Psychology | 5 (4.1%) |
Language Arts (English, Spanish, ect) | 2 (1.7%) |
Other | 28 (23.1%) |