Table 2

Comparison of demographic data and research experience in medical school for respondents with and without graduate degree work

Graduate degree N = 72

No graduate degree N = 255

P value for trend

Age (SD)

27.8 (2.3)

25.4 (2.3)

<0.0001

Primary interest in family medicine

12%

29%

0.003

Never presented research in medical school

35%

48%

0.03

Published research paper

47%

21%

<0.0001

Significant involvement in research projects

43%

16%

<0.0001

Interested in a "competitive" residency

44%

45%

0.35

No current involvement in research projects

28%

35%

0.049

Anticipate a good understanding of research methodology

64%

18%

<0.0001

Siemens et al. BMC Medical Education 2010 10:4   doi:10.1186/1472-6920-10-4