Research Article
Bedside Teaching in Australian Clinical Schools: A National Study
Table 1
Respondent characteristics.
| Variable | Baseline statistics () (%) |
| Sex | | Male | 185 (36%) | Female | 332 (64%) | Age | | Mean age (±SD) | 24.62 ± 4.01 | Median age (interquartile range) | 24 (22–25) | Domestic/international | | Domestic students | 446 (86%) | International students | 71 (14%) | Graduate/undergraduate | | Graduate students | 199 (38%) | Undergraduate students | 318 (62%) | Year level | | Third year | 113 (22%) | Fourth year | 166 (32%) | Fifth year | 106 (21%) | Sixth year | 129 (25%) | Seventh year | 3 (0.005%) | Universities | 15 | Hospitals | 94 | Faculty organized BST | | Yes | 396 (77%) | No | 121 (23%) | Urban/regional | | Urban teaching school | 408 (79%) | Regional teaching school | 109 (21%) |
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