Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont SRF participant characteristics with comparisons to institutional and national peers
| SRF n (%) | LCOM average (%)* | GQ average (%)† | P value SRF vs GQ | P value LCOM vs GQ | |
| Survey responses | 20 (87) | 85 | 82 | ||
| Demographics | |||||
| Current level of training | |||||
| Medical student year | 15 (75) | ||||
| 2 | 5 (33) | ||||
| 3 | 3 (20) | ||||
| 4 | 7 (47) | 100 | 100 | ||
| Residency year‡ | 5 (25) | ||||
| 1 | 1 (20) | ||||
| 2 | 1 (20) | ||||
| 3 | 3 (60) | ||||
| Medical school graduation age (years) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| <24 | 1 (5) | 0 | <1 | ||
| 24–26 | 3 (15) | 21 | 41 | ||
| 27–29 | 10 (50) | 49 | 42 | ||
| 30–32 | 5 (25) | 19 | 12 | ||
| >32 | 1 (5) | 12 | 6 | ||
| Sex§ | 0.08 | 0.69 | |||
| Female | 11 (55) | 51 | 49 | ||
| Male | 8 (40) | 49 | 51 | ||
| Preferred not to answer | 1 (5) | ||||
| Race/ethnicity§|| | <0.001 | 0.68 | |||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | <1 | ||
| Asian | 0 | 21 | 23 | ||
| Black or African American | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin | 1 (5) | 7 | 9 | ||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 | <1 | <1 | ||
| White | 16 (80) | 76 | 65 | ||
| Other | 3 (15) | 3 | 3 |
*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.
‡Residencies included Internal Medicine (3), Paediatrics (1) and Surgery (1).
§Sex and race/ethnicity was self-reported, with categories as defined by the GQ survey.
¶Percentages may sum to greater 100% as more than one response was allowed on SRF and national surveys.
AAMC, American Association of Medical Colleges; GQ, Graduation Questionnaire; LCOM, Larner College of Medicine; PGY, postgraduate year; SRF, summer research fellowship.