Questions 4–8 targeting SEM knowledge and preferences of the students. Several answers were allowed for questions 5 and 6, while only one answer was allowed for questions 4, 7 and 8
| Answer choices | Respondents numbers | % |
| Question 4: Do you know what sports and exercise medicine is? | ||
| 1-not at all | 48 | 2.7 |
| 2- | 244 | 13.8 |
| 3- | 752 | 42.6 |
| 4- | 596 | 33.8 |
| 5-absolutely | 124 | 7.0 |
| Mean value: 3.29 | ||
| Question 5: Between the following five propositions which describe(s) the job of a sports and exercise physician? | ||
| Medical care of athletes (amateur and elite) | 1628 | 92.3 |
| Prevention of certain chronic diseases | 1186 | 67.2 |
| Management of sports-related health issues (illness and injury) | 1612 | 91.4 |
| Treatment of certain chronic diseases | 887 | 50.3 |
| Improvement of fitness and quality of life of both healthy and ill subjects | 1397 | 79.2 |
| Question 6: Would you like sports and exercise medicine to be part of your undergraduate curriculum? | ||
| Yes, as a part of the mandatory curriculum | 948 | 53.7 |
| Yes, as an optional course | 953 | 54.0 |
| No, I would not | 86 | 4.9 |
| Question 7: If yes, how many hours a week would you like to have? | ||
| 1 hour a week for a whole semester | 946 | 57.3 |
| 2 hours a week for a whole semester | 581 | 35.2 |
| 4 hours a week for a whole semester | 123 | 7.5 |
| Question 8: How motivated would you then be to follow this teaching? | ||
| 1-not motivated at all | 27 | 1.5 |
| 2- | 83 | 4.7 |
| 3- | 307 | 17.4 |
| 4- | 709 | 40.3 |
| 5-very motivated | 634 | 36.0 |
| Mean value: 4.05 | ||
SEM, Sports and exercise medicine.