Table 2.
Characteristics and performance of participants who completed the course (Completers).
| Completers’ characteristics | Number | % | Average scores – self-assessment test | Average scores – final certification test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-test (single attempt) (%) | Post-test (best attempt) (%) | Difference (post-test vs. pre-test) (%) | p-value | Best attempt | First attempt | |||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 162 | 47% | 52.4 | 71.4 | 19.0 | <0.0001 | 85.2 | 68.5 |
| Women | 184 | 53% | 53.3 | 71.7 | 18.4 | <0.0001 | 84.7 | 70.2 |
| Age groups | ||||||||
| ≤39 | 93 | 27% | 54.4 | 66.7 | 12.3 | <0.0001 | 83.4 | 70.7 |
| 40–49 | 81 | 23% | 51.1 | 69.7 | 18.5 | <0.0001 | 85.0 | 71.6 |
| 50–59 | 88 | 25% | 53.5 | 76.0 | 22.5 | <0.0001 | 85.8 | 67.2 |
| ≥60 | 84 | 24% | 52.2 | 74.2 | 22.0 | <0.0001 | 85.8 | 68.1 |
| Area of residence | ||||||||
| North | 135 | 39% | 56.5 | 75.8 | 19.3 | <0.0001 | 85.9 | 72.2 |
| Center | 91 | 26% | 48.4 | 62.7 | 14.4 | <0.0001 | 83.6 | 69.7 |
| South | 120 | 35% | 52.2 | 73.5 | 21.4 | <0.0001 | 84.8 | 66.1 |
| Profession | ||||||||
| Biologist | 133 | 38% | 51.5 | 68.7 | 17.2 | <0.0001 | 85.1 | 67.3 |
| Physician | 213 | 62% | 53.7 | 73.4 | 19.6 | <0.0001 | 84.8 | 70.7 |
| Physicians’ category | ||||||||
| Primary care | 28 | 13% | 49.4 | 68.5 | 19.1 | 0.0007 | 85.8 | 74.3 |
| Surgery | 21 | 10% | 42.5 | 71.0 | 28.6 | 0.0004 | 84.5 | 64.6 |
| Public health | 19 | 9% | 47.8 | 73.3 | 25.4 | 0.0004 | 84.5 | 72.8 |
| Pathology | 13 | 6% | 59.6 | 80.8 | 21.2 | 0.0036 | 85.7 | 67.3 |
| Nuclear medicine | 12 | 6% | 44.5 | 63.9 | 19.4 | 0.0328 | 83.7 | 75.8 |
| Residency | 12 | 6% | 66.0 | 82.6 | 16.7 | 0.0069 | 84.2 | 80.7 |
| Genetics | 10 | 5% | 75.0 | 85.8 | 10.8 | 0.0898 | 88.5 | 84.8 |
| Pediatrics | 10 | 5% | 57.5 | 74.2 | 16.7 | 0.1066 | 83.8 | 66.5 |
| Gynecology | 8 | 4% | 60.4 | 76.0 | 15.6 | 0.1760 | 82.0 | 69.3 |
| Psychiatry | 8 | 4% | 51.0 | 78.1 | 27.1 | 0.0481 | 89.9 | 59.6 |
| Occupational medicine | 7 | 3% | 54.8 | 65.5 | 10.7 | 0.1755 | 82.1 | 67.9 |
| Internal medicine | 7 | 3% | 59.5 | 66.7 | 7.2 | 0.1996 | 86.9 | 66.1 |
| Other specialties | 58 | 27% | 54.2 | 73.4 | 19.3 | <0.0001 | 84.2 | 69.2 |
| Final certification test – number of attempts | ||||||||
| 1 | 150 | 43% | 57.2 | 74.2 | 17.0 | <0.0001 | 84.2 | 84.2 |
| 2 | 145 | 42% | 52.0 | 70.5 | 18.5 | <0.0001 | 85.7 | 60.8 |
| 3 | 51 | 15% | 42.7 | 67.0 | 24.3 | <0.0001 | 84.9 | 50.2 |
| Total | 346 | 100% | 52.9 | 71.6 | 18.7 | <0.0001 | 84.9 | 69.4 |
Demographic and professional characteristics of the Completers. Average percentage of correct answers (average scores) obtained in the self-assessment tests and in the final certification test are displayed according to the Completers’ characteristics. Absolute differences (post- vs. pre-test) and p-values are shown.