Evaluating the Utility of a Near-Peer Situation-Based Course to Prepare Medical Students for the UK Foundation Programme: A Pilot Study

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Table 1 Summary of Participant Demographics, Including Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Education, Additional Degrees and Specialty of Interest

Demographic Variable	Median ± IQR (% of Total Population; n=17)
Age (years)	25 ± 2
Gender	Total (%)
Female	9 (52.9%)
Male	8 (47.1%)
Ethnicity
Asian	10 (58.8%)
Black	2 (11.8%)
White	5 (29.4%)
Education
Undergraduate Medicine	14 (87.5%)
Graduate Entry Medicine	2 (12.5%)
Additional degrees
Bachelors/Integrated Bachelors	11 (68.8%)
No additional degree	4 (25%)
PhD	1 (6.25%)
Specialty of interest
Undecided	6 (37.50%)
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	3 (18.75%)
Emergency Medicine	2 (12.50%)
Dermatology	2 (12.50%)
Surgery	1 (6.25%)
Paediatrics	1 (6.25%)
Allergy and Immunology	1 (6.25%)

Figure 1 Median (±IQR and range) levels of confidence in acute medical presentations shown by participants before and after attending the course.

Data Sharing Statement

Data from pre- and post-course questionnaires have been made available on an Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. This data is anonymous.