Table 3.
Frequency distribution of perceived competency improvement.
| Competency domain | Experimental group (N = 123) | Control group (N = 135) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | Disagree | Agree | Disagree | ||
| Clinical skills and medical service abilities | 94.3% (116/123) | 5.7% (7/123) | 86.7% (117/135) | 13.3% (18/135) | .038 |
| Information collection and processing abilities | 96.8% (119/123) | 3.3% (4/123) | 89.6% (121/135) | 10.4% (14/135) | .025 |
| Medical knowledge and lifelong learning attitude | 98.4% (121/123) | 1.6% (2/123) | 91.9% (124/135) | 8.2% (11/135) | .017 |
| Interpersonal and communication skills | 95.9% (118/123) | 4.0% (5/123) | 88.9% (120/135) | 11.1% (15/135) | .035 |
| Teamwork and leadership abilities | 97.6% (120/123) | 2.4% (3/123) | 87.4% (118/135) | 12.6% (17/135) | .002 |
| Research capabilities | 87.8% (108/123) | 12.2% (15/123) | 83.7% (113/135) | 16.3% (22/135) | .348 |
| Health promotion and disease prevention | 94.3% (116/123) | 5.7% (7/123) | 85.2% (115/135) | 14.8% (20/135) | .017 |
| Professionalism and ethical practice | 99.2% (122/123) | 0.8% (1/123) | 91.1% (123/135) | 8.9% (12/135) | .370 |
Agreement was defined as Likert scores of 3 to 5, and disagreement as scores of 1 to 2. Percentages represent the proportion of students who agreed or disagreed with each competency item in their respective group. Statistical comparisons were conducted using Chi-square tests.