Table 4

Program Evaluation Data Collected From PreDoc Participants Over 4 Academic Years

Survey question2018–2020 (N = 14)2020–2022 (N = 21)Total (N = 35)
Score, mean (median, range)
Overall quality of the PreDoc programa4.5 (5, 2)4.8 (5, 1)4.7 (5, 2)
Helpfulness of senior mentor as a resourceb4.6 (5, 2)4.7 (5, 2)4.6 (5, 2)
Helpfulness of junior mentor as a resourceb3.8 (4, 4)4.2 (5, 4)4.1 (4, 4)
Helpfulness and interest level of shadowing experienceb4.7 (5, 1)4.6 (5, 2)4.7 (5, 2)
Ease around navigating the shadowing experiencec4.4 (5, 4)4.5 (5, 3)4.5 (5, 4)
Helpfulness of the large group sessionsb4.8 (5, 1)4.7 (5, 2)4.7 (5, 2)
% Students replying “yes”
Students were able to shadow 2 or more times over the academic year577166
Students reporting receiving additional benefits from the program (besides the stated core components)645760
  • a Scored from 1 to 5, with highest score indicating excellent and lowest score indicating poor.

  • b Scored from 1 to 5, with highest score indicating very helpful and lowest score indicating not at all helpful.

  • c Scored from 1 to 5, with highest score indicating very easy and lowest score indicating difficult.