Table 3.
Teaching Skills Survey Responses
| Survey Itema | Baseline vs Immediate Post,a Median (IQR) | P value | Baseline vs 3 Month Post,a Median (IQR) | P value |
| Maintaining a positive learning environment | 75.0 (68.5, 80.0) vs 80.0 (70.0, 90.0) | .07 | 75.0 (68.5, 80.0) vs 80.0 (77.5, 87.5) | .0001 |
| Introducing session and expectations | 62.0 (55.0, 74.0) vs 72.5 (60.0, 84.0) | .02 | 62.0 (55.0, 74.0) vs 75.0 (65.0, 81.0) | .0018 |
| Establishing goals with learner | 60.0 (50.0, 75.0) vs 70.0 (60.0, 82.0) | .03 | 60.0 (50.0, 75.0) vs 75.0 (67.0, 85.0) | .0021 |
| Incorporating appropriate questioning (knowledge/skills) | 63.5 (50.0, 74.5) vs 70.0 (60.0, 80.0) | .05 | 63.5 (50.0, 74.5) vs 71.0 (59.5, 80.5) | .0440 |
| Incorporating appropriate questioning (clinical reasoning) | 60.0 (50.0, 75.0) vs 70.5 (60.0, 80.0) | .003 | 60.0 (50.0, 75.0) vs 75.0 (66.5, 85.0) | .0006 |
| Actively engaging learner during patient care activities | 60.0 (50.0, 76.0) vs 70.0 (60.0, 80.0) | .09 | 60.0 (50.0, 76.0) vs 74.5 (68.5, 82.5) | .0010 |
| Assessing learner’s clinical skills through direct observation | 55.0 (50.0, 68.0) vs 70.0 (55.0, 80.0) | .005 | 55.0 (50.0, 68.0 vs 74.5 (64.0, 82.5) | <.001 |
| Assessing learner’s oral presentation(s) | 56.0 (47.5, 70.0) vs 70.0 (52.0, 80.0) | .004 | 56.0 (47.5, 70.0) vs 72.5 (60.5, 80.0) | .0016 |
| Providing verbal feedback | 60.0 (50.0, 71.5) vs 73.5 (60.0, 88.0) | .004 | 60.0 (50.0, 71.5) vs 75.0 (60.0, 85.0) | .0050 |
| Providing written feedback | 50.0 (30.0, 60.0) vs 63.5 (50.0, 80.0) | <.001 | 50.0 30.0, 60.0) vs 67.5 (59.0, 79.0) | <.001 |
| Helping learner develop a (specific) plan to improve knowledge or skills | 50.0 (40.0, 60.5) vs 63.5 (50.0, 77.0) | .001 | 50.0 (40.0, 60.5) vs 65.0 (55.0, 77.0) | <.001 |
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Survey items are abbreviated in this table with full survey questions available in online supplementary data Appendix 2. Responses were on a scale of 0 (low) to 100 (high).