Table 3.
Statistically Significant Changes in Clerkship Performance Evaluations Before and After Inception of the Colleges Program: All Clerkships 3rd Year Basic Clerkships
| Performance evaluation domains | Internal Medicine | Family Medicine | Obstetrics − Gynecology | Pediatrics | Psychiatry | Surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of subject area | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Problem solving | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Data gathering | − | − | − | − | − | ↑ |
| Technical comm. skills | ↑ | − | − | ↑ | − | ↑ |
| Procedural skills | ↑ | − | − | − | − | − |
| Communication skills | ↑ | − | − | − | − | ↑ |
| Patient relationships | ↑ | ↑ | − | − | − | − |
| Professional relationships | ↑ | − | − | − | − | − |
| Educational attitudes | ↑ | ↓ | − | − | ↓ | − |
| Initiative and interest | ↑ | ↓ | − | − | − | − |
| Attendance and participation | ↑ | − | − | − | − | − |
| Dependability | ↑ | − | − | − | − | − |
↑Represents a statistically significant difference favoring the post-College evaluations (as compared with pre-College); ↓ represents a statistically significant difference favoring the pre-College evaluations