Older Adults | Number (%a) | Medical Students | Number (%a) |
---|---|---|---|
Total Number | 47 | Total Number | 29 |
Age | Age | ||
65–69 | 1 (2) | 22–26 | 25 (86) |
70–79 | 33 (70) | 27–34 | 4 (14) |
80–89 | 10 (21) | Sex | |
90 + | 3 (6) | Female | 19 (66) |
Sex | Male | 10 (35) | |
Female | 32 (68) | Year of Medical School | |
Male | 15 (32) | 1st | 10 (35) |
Racial/ethnic group | 2nd | 9 (31) | |
Asian – East | 1 (2) | 3rd | 8 (28) |
Asian – South | 0 (0) | 4th | 2 (7) |
Asian – South East | 2 (4) | Medical field of interestb | |
Black—African | 0 (0) | Family medicine | 21 |
Black-Caribbean | 1 (2) | Internal medicine | 15 |
Black-North American | 0 (0) | Geriatrics | 8 |
First Nations | 0 (0) | Pediatrics | 6 |
Indian-Caribbean | 0 (0) | Neurosurgery/Neurology | 0 |
Indigenous/Aboriginal | 0 (0) | Dermatology | 2 |
Inuit | 0 (0) | Psychiatry | 5 |
Latin American | 1 (2) | General Surgery | 3 |
Métis | 0 (0) | Ophthalmology | 0 |
Middle Eastern | 0 (0) | Immunology | 1 |
White-European | 25 (53) | Radiology | 1 |
White-North American | 15 (32) | Orthopedics | 2 |
Mixed heritage | 1 (2) | Obstetrics/Gynecology | 5 |
Other | 0 (0) | Palliative Care | 4 |
Do not know | 0 (0) | Urology | 2 |
Prefer not to answer | 1 (2) | Endocrinology | 3 |
Education | Other | 0 | |
No formal education | 1 (2) | Career focus on older adults | |
High school | 9 (19) | Yes | 23 (82) |
College | 11 (23) | No | 5 (18) |
University | 9 (19) | ||
Masters | 9 (19) | ||
Doctorate | 6 (13) | ||
Other | 2 (4) | ||
Marital status | |||
Single | 7 (15) | ||
Married | 23 (49) | ||
Common-law | 0 (0) | ||
Divorced | 3 (6) | ||
Widowed | 14 (30) | ||
Prefer not to answer | 0 (0) |