Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all medical school applicant participants, matriculating participants, undergraduate math student respondents and current medical student respondents at the University of Calgary
From: Anti-Indigenous bias of medical school applicants: a cross-sectional study
Applicant Participants n (%) | Matriculant Participants (Class of 2024) n (%) | Math Students n (%) | Current Medical Student Participants n (%)b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number | 1834 | 134 | 160 | 487 |
Participants (Response rate) | 595a (32.4) | 37 (27.6) | 25 (15.6) | 66 (13.6) |
Gender | ||||
Cisgender women | 382 (64.2) | 21 (60.0) | 11 (45.8) | 46 (83.6) |
Cisgender men | 199 (33.5) | 12 (34.3) | 11 (45.8) | 6 (10.9) |
A non-binary genderc | 13 (2.2) | 2 (5.8) | 2 (8.3) | 3 (5.4) |
Age | ||||
< 20 years | 29 (5.0) | 3 (9.1) | 17 (68.0) | 0 |
21–25 years | 376 (64.8) | 16 (48.5) | 5 (20.0) | 30 (54.6) |
26–30 years | 93 (16.0) | 6 (18.2) | 0 | 20 (36.4) |
31–35 years | 56 (9.7) | 8 (24.2) | 2 (8.0) | 5 (9.1) |
36–40 years | 11 (1.9) | 0 | 1 (4.0) | 0 |
41–45 years | 10 (1.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46–50 years | 4 (0.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
> 55 years | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Race | ||||
Black | 42 (7.1) | 5 (13.5) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (3.0) |
White | 329 (55.3) | 17 (48.6) | 8 (32.0) | 32 (48.5) |
Indigenous | 19 (3.2) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (8.0) | 3 (4.5) |
Middle Eastern | 38 (6.4) | 4 (11.4) | 2 (8.0) | 5 (7.6) |
Asian | 168 (28.2) | 9 (25.7) | 10 (40.0) | 15 (22.7) |
Hispanic/Latinx | 11 (1.8) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (8.0) | 0 |
LGBTQ2S+ Community | ||||
Yes | 76 (12.9) | 5 (14.7) | 2 (8.3) | 14 (25.5) |
No | 487 (82.7) | 28 (82.4) | 20 (83.3) | 41 (74.6) |
Abilities | ||||
Other Ability | 188 (31.6) | 15 (40.5) | 0 | 29 (43.9) |
No Disability | 407 (68.4) | 22 (64.7) | 13 (52.0) | 37 (56.1) |
Minority | ||||
Visible Minority | 209 (35.5) | 12 (35.3) | 8 (33.3) | 22 (40.0) |
Non-visible Minority | 105 (18.1) | 12 (35.3) | 6 (25.0) | 14 (26.4) |