| PMSS |
Total |
Females (n=264) |
Males (n=359) |
t
|
p-value |
95% CI |
| Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
| Feelings of anonymity and isolation |
1.90 |
1.16 |
1.88 |
1.17 |
1.91 |
1.16 |
-0.31 |
0.76 |
-0.22 – 0.16 |
| Inability to endure long hours |
1.28 |
1.15 |
1.27 |
1.09 |
1.28 |
1.20 |
-0.12 |
0.90 |
-0.20 - 0.17 |
| Unclear expectations of faculty |
1.14 |
1.01 |
1.09 |
0.91 |
1.18 |
1.08 |
-1.03 |
0.30 |
-0.25 – 0.08 |
| Medical training controls whole life |
2.27 |
1.28 |
2.20 |
1.31 |
2.32 |
1.25 |
-1.22 |
0.22 |
-0.33 -0.08 |
| Unable to master entire knowledge |
1.80 |
1.26 |
1.81 |
1.19 |
1.79 |
1.31 |
0.19 |
0.85 |
-0.18 -0.22 |
| Demanding physician role |
2.07 |
1.14 |
2.03 |
1.15 |
2.09 |
1.13 |
-0.67 |
0.51 |
-0.24 -0.12 |
| Competitive medical school |
2.40 |
1.16 |
2.56 |
1.14 |
2.28 |
1.17 |
2.95 |
0.003 |
0.09 -0.46 |
| Education as baptism of fire |
2.02 |
1.19 |
1.95 |
1.19 |
2.08 |
1.19 |
-1.25 |
0.21 |
-0.31 – 0.07 |
| Success despite administration |
2.01 |
1.05 |
1.98 |
1.06 |
2.04 |
1.05 |
-0.76 |
0.45 |
-0.23 – 0.10 |
| Medical school cold, impersonal |
1.85 |
1.10 |
1.77 |
1.08 |
1.92 |
1.10 |
-1.66 |
0.10 |
-0.32 – 0.03 |
| Medical school more threat than challenge |
1.45 |
1.21 |
1.30 |
1.15 |
1.56 |
1.25 |
-2.70 |
0.01 |
-0.46 - -0.07 |
| Worries about personal finances |
2.18 |
1.28 |
1.90 |
1.29 |
2.39 |
1.24 |
-4.80 |
0.001 |
-0.69 - -0.29 |
| Worries about accommodation |
1.79 |
1.34 |
1.67 |
1.33 |
1.88 |
1.34 |
-1.87 |
0.06 |
-0.42- 0.01 |
| Total |
24.15 |
7.87 |
23.46 |
7.44 |
24.66 |
8.15 |
-1.89 |
0.06 |
-2.46 – 0.05 |
Int J Med Educ. 2017; 8:382-388; doi: 10.5116/ijme.59c6.3075