Table 4.
Medicine Clerkship Scores by Preceptorship Group *
| Group | n | NBME | OSCE | Inpatient | Ambulatory | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIM | 27 | 522 (15.6) | 78.7 (1.3) | 78.4 (1.4) | 79.9 (1.2) | 77.9 (1.2) |
| All non-PIM | 46 | 501 (5.2) | 76.0 (0.4) † | 77.9 (0.5) | 76.2 (0.4) ‡ | 75.1 (0.4) § |
| PFM | 52 | 518 (11.1) | 74.8 (0.9) | 80.2 (1.4) | 76.8 (0.9) | 75.9 (0.8) |
| Rejected PIM | 14 | 545 (21.4) | 74.9 (1.8) | 80.6 (1.9) | 75.5 (1.6) | 77.4 (1.6) |
| No preceptorship | 180 | 492 (6.0) | 76.4 (0.5) | 77.1 (0.5) | 76.1 (0.5) § | 74.7 (0.5) |
*
All scores presented as means and standard errors. NBME indicates National Board of Medical Examiners; OSCE, objective structured clinical examination; PIM, preceptorship in internal medicine; PFM, preceptorship in family medicine.
†
p =.05 compared with PIM.
‡
p <.01 compared with PIM.
§
p <.05 compared with PIM.