IJME - Differences between first and fourth year medical students’ interest in pursuing careers in academic medicine

Table 2. Pearson correlation between likelihood of pursuing an academic medicine career and demographic variables

Variable	r	p
Interest in distinction tract	0.35	.001
Total number of co-authored papers/posters	0.24	.006
Had a significant relationship with a mentor	0.21	.016
Had an advanced degree	0.20	.175
Research experience	0.20	.026
Teaching experience	0.18	.049

Int J Med Educ. 2016; 7:154-157; doi: 10.5116/ijme.571b.af3d