SRF participant outcomes, experiences and satisfaction with comparisons to institutional and national peers
| SRF n (%) | LCOM average (%)* | GQ average (%)† | P value SRF vs GQ | P value LCOM vs GQ | |
| Outcomes | |||||
| Authorship‡ | 9 (45) | 57 | 53 | 0.47 | 0.43 |
| Peer-reviewed publication | 3 (15) | ||||
| Peer-reviewed oral or poster presentation at national meeting | 7 (35) | ||||
| Awards or honours related to SRF | 6 (30) | ||||
| Grants awarded | 6 (30) | ||||
| Experiences | |||||
| Participation in other research projects during medical school unrelated to SRF | 16 (80) | ||||
| If currently in residency, participating in research | 3 (60) | ||||
| Other medical school activities | |||||
| Global health | 0 | 25 | 26 | <0.001 | 0.82 |
| Community outreach/health education | 12 (60) | 57 | 57 | 0.79 | 1 |
| Community-based research | 15 (75) | 88 | 32 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Most helpful aspects of the SRF | |||||
| Faculty mentoring | 16 (80) | ||||
| Stipend | 15 (75) | ||||
| Protected research time | 13 (65) | ||||
| Being part of a research team | 12 (60) | ||||
| Learning new technical or procedural skills | 12 (60) | ||||
| Opportunities to present at regional/national meetings | 11 (55) | ||||
| Satisfaction Overall level of satisfaction with SRF mentorship | |||||
| Very satisfied | 15 (75) | ||||
| Satisfied | 5 (25) | ||||
| Neutral | 0 | ||||
| Dissatisfied | 0 | ||||
| Very dissatisfied | 0 | ||||
| Suffering or suffered from burnout during medical school§ | 5 (25) | ||||
| Contribution of research activities to burnout during medical school | |||||
| Contributed greatly | 1 (5) | ||||
| Contributed somewhat | 2 (11) | ||||
| Contributed little | 1 (5) | ||||
| No effect | 10 (53) | ||||
| Protected little | 2 (11) | ||||
| Protected somewhat | 1 (5) | ||||
| Protected greatly | 2 (11) | ||||
| Did not answer | 1 (5) |
*Institutional averages were derived from responses to the AAMC-GQ survey by students graduating from the University of Vermont LCOM from 2015 to 2020.
†National averages were derived from responses to the AAMC Medical School GQ from 2015 to 2020 for similar questions. SRF survey questions were structured in parallel with the AAMC-GQ to allow for better comparison.
‡Primary or coauthorship directly related to SRF work reported at the time of the survey. One respondent had one abstract and publication.
§Self-reported.
AAMC, American Association of Medical Colleges; GQ, Graduation Questionnaire; LCOM, Larner College of Medicine; SRF, summer research fellowship.