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标题：Perceptions of preclinical medical students towards extracurricular activities
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作者：Mazen Almasry ; Zeina Kayali ; Rakan Alsaad 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Medical Education
电子版ISSN：2042-6372
出版年度：2017
卷号：8
页码：285-289
DOI：10.5116/ijme.5973.297a
出版社：IJME
摘要：Objectives: To determine the percentage of students involved in extracurricular activities (EAs), explore relationships between participation in EAs and students’ characteristics, and investigate students’ perceptions (i.e., motives and barriers) towards participation in EAs. Methods: An online, anonymous, random, cross-sectional, self-rating survey was administered during spring 2015-2016 to second-year and third-year students (n=340). Chi-square test was used to explore relationships between participation in EAs and students’ characteristics. Mann-Whitney U-test was used to compare the mean 5-point Likert scale responses according to students’ characteristics. Statistical significance was determined as p Results: Two hundred thirty-seven students participated in the survey (n=237/340, response rate: 69.7%). Only 143 students (60.3%, n=140/237) participated in EAs, and this percentage significantly differed by gender (χ²(1, N=237)=4.3205, p 2(1, N=237)=18.7069, p 2(1, N=237)=17.8296, p Conclusions: The participation rate in EAs was satisfactory, and positively related to students’ characteristics of male gender, non-Saudi nationality and high cGPA. Medical schools should facilitate all potential motives and resolve all associated barriers towards participation in EAs.