Table 2 Between group comparisons of the proportion who matched into primary care, proportion who matched into family practice, and the competitiveness of specialties chosen
From: The impact of volunteering with a student-run free clinic on medical student specialty selection
Outcome | Statistical Test Used | ICC Volunteers | Non-ICC Volunteers n = 252 | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Officers n = 23 | Non-Executive Officers n = 231 | Total ICC Volunteers n = 254 | ||||
Matched into a primary care specialty, n (%) | Chi-Square | - | - | 120 (47.2) | 92 (36.5) | .014 |
12 (52.2) | - | - | 92 (36.5) | .138 | ||
12 (52.2) | 108 (46.8) | - | - | .620 | ||
Matched into family practice, n (%) | Chi-Square | - | - | 31 (12.2) | 29 (11.5) | .809 |
6 (26.1) | - | - | 29 (11.5) | .045 | ||
6 (26.1) | 25 (10.8) | - | - | .033 | ||
Competitiveness rating of matched specialties, median (IQR) | Wilcoxon Rank Sum | - | - | 58.3 (23.7) | 59.3 (23.7) | .061 |
39.9 (27.8) | - | - | 59.3 (23.7) | .067 | ||
39.9 (27.8) | 58.4 (23.7) | - | - | .164 | ||