Table 1. Demographic characteristics of medical student survey respondents and medical students invited to participate in the UNDF survey in 2015
Characteristic Survey respondents (n=92) Students invited to complete the survey (n=195)
n (%) n (%)
Gender Male 36 (39) 81 (42)
Female 56 (61) 114 (58)
Age (years) Mean ± SD 29.6 ± 4.4 30.0 ± 4.9
Year level Third Year 36 (39) 112 (57)
Fourth (Final) Year 56 (61) 83 (43)
Current or previous Rural Clinical School* student Yes 29 (32) 54 (28)
No 63 (68) 141 (72)
Duration of volunteer experience prior to applying for medical school Never volunteered 11 (12) Data not available**
<1 year 28 (31)
>1 year 53 (57)
Time spent living in rural or remote Australia prior to medical school Never lived rurally 47 (51) Data not available**
<1 year 11 (12)
>1 year 34 (37)
Highest level of education completed Bachelor’s Degree ± Honours Graduate 68 (77) Data not available**
Diploma/Master’s Degree 19 (21)
Doctorate 2 (2)

*Students are selected via a competitive application process to undertake the third year of the course in one of 13 Western Australian rural towns.25

**Data not available due to the university’s privacy regulations.

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