Table 2.

Summary of learning opportunities as perceived by students in clinics and hospitals

Learning Opportunities were (1 = Strongly Disagree; 6 = Strongly Agree):	N	Clinic Mean	Hospital Mean	t	df	p-Value	Mean Difference	Std. Error Difference	95% Confidence Interval
Diverse enough to learn from different cases	130	3.91	4.00	-0.362	128	0.718	-0.091	0.251	-0.588, 0.406
Too diverse, not allowing proficiency	130	2.73	2.57	0.612	128	0.542	0.154	0.252	-0.344, 0.652
Chance to develop proficiency through repeated practice	130	4.18	3.97	0.896	128	0.372	0.208	0.233	-0.252, 0.669
Too repetitive without new learning opportunities	130	3.40	3.13	0.922	128	0.358	0.267	0.289	-0.306, 0.839
Increased independence in patient care	130	4.40	4.24	0.696	128	0.488	0.160	0.230	-0.295, 0.615
Improved communication with doctors	129	4.30	4.27	0.118	127	0.906	0.030	0.250	-0.466, 0.525
Improved communication with healthcare providers	130	4.36	4.17	0.720	128	0.473	0.190	0.264	-0.332, 0.713
Improved communication with patients	127	4.75	4.64	0.532	125	0.596	0.120	0.225	-0.325, 0.564
Participation in history-taking	129	4.51	4.45	0.267	127	0.790	0.063	0.236	-0.405, 0.531
Participation in physical exams	127	4.55	4.55	-0.030	125	0.976	-0.007	0.226	-0.454, 0.441
Participation in assessment and clinical decision-making	128	4.28	4.25	0.125	126	0.900	0.030	0.237	-0.438, 0.498
Participation in documentation	125	4.06	4.13	-0.247	123	0.806	-0.068	0.277	-0.617, 0.480
Participation in patient education	127	4.38	3.96	1.715	125	0.089	0.418	0.244	-0.064, 0.900