| Characteristic |
Medical School |
Physician Associate Program |
School of Nursing |
p |
| Respondents (%) |
70 (69.3) |
25 (80.1) |
71 (87.7) |
0.0110 |
| Mean age in years ± Standard Deviation |
23.8 ± 2.4 |
25.2 ± 2.8 |
26.3 ± 3.5 |
<0.0001 |
| Female gender (%) |
32 (45.7) |
15 (62.5) |
65 (91.5) |
<0.0001 |
| Advanced degree (%) |
8 (11.4) |
2 (8.3) |
20 (28.2) |
0.0145 |
| Prior degree in humanities field (%) |
16 (22.9) |
1 (4.2) |
35 (49.3) |
<0.0001 |
| Prior healthcare experience (%) |
60 (85.7) |
22 (88.0) |
61 (87.1) |
0.9478 |
| Prior paid work in healthcare (%) |
23 (32.9) |
20 (80.0) |
45 (63.4) |
<0.0001 |
| Prior healthcare work >2000 hours (%) |
11 (15.7) |
15 (60.0) |
36 (50.7) |
<0.0001 |
Int J Med Educ. 2016; 7:144-148; doi: 10.5116/ijme.570d.7bd8