Table 1 Stanford Clinical Summer Internship: goals of matriculated students (2016—2023)
Student Goals for Stanford-CSI participation “Why did you attend the Stanford CSI program? (select your top 2 reasons)” | Total n = 172 n (%) | High School Participants n = 132 n (%) | College/ Post-High School Participants n = 40 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
To consider a career in the health professions (medicine, nursing, PA, pharmacy, etc.) | 143 (83%) | 114 (86%) | 29 (73%) |
To consider a career in healthcare research | 31 (18%) | 28 21% | 3.0 7.5% |
To make connections with likeminded students | 26 (15%) | 20 (15%) | 6.0 (15%) |
To make connections with Stanford faculty as potential mentors | 35 (20%) | 24 (18%) | 11 (28%) |
To strengthen my resume | 46 (27%) | 32 (24%) | 14 (35%) |
To learn about specific specialties | 46 (27%) | 31 (24%) | 15 (38%) |
To learn about advances in science | 10 (5.8%) | 9.0 (6.8%) | 1.0 (2.5%) |
Other: | 3.0 (1.7%) | 1.0 (0.8%) | 2.0 (5.0%) |