Finding Themselves, Their Place, Their Way: Uncertainties Identified by Medical Students

Figures & data

Figure 1. Framework of uncertainty for medical education. Image reproduced from Lee et al 2021.¹

Table 1. Frequencies and percentages of participant demographics by year level.

Demographic Feature		Year 2 (N = 190)			Year 4 (N = 172)			Year 6 (N = 103)
		n	%	2019 student cohort	n	%	2019 student cohort	n	%	2019 student cohort
Gender	Female	120	63%	59%	109	63%	63%	51	50%	52%
	Male	65	34%	41%	60	35%	37%	52	50%	48%
	Other/not disclosed	5	3%		3	2%
Entry to Program^a	Health Sciences First Year	132	69%	71%	123	72%	69%	79	77%	71%
	Graduate Entry	40	21%	22%	39	23%	26%	14	14%	18%
	Alternative Pathway	18	9%	7%	9	5%	5%	10	10%	10%
Ethnicity^b	NZ European	124	65%	59%	118	69%	66%	72	70%	68%
	Māori	34	18%	19%	31	18%	21%	15	15%	14%
	Asian	49	26%	26%	42	24%	23%	23	22%	23%
	Other Ethnicity	31	16%	24%	28	16%	20%	12	12%	21%

Note. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest one. ^aOne participant in Year 4 did not identify their mode of entry. ^bEthnicity totals more than 100% because participants were able to identify with more than one ethnicity, which follows standard practice in Aotearoa New Zealand when collecting ethnicity data.