Table 1.
Comparison between medical students and postgraduates about how much their CURRENT 'Internal Medicine' ward rounds cover the following competencies.
| Students (n = 68) |
Postgraduates (n = 66) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Competencies | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p value* |
| Conveying medical knowledge | 2.94 ± 0.97 | 2.81 ± 0.77 | 0.405 |
| Teaching clinical skills | 2.79 ± 0.95 | 2.16 ± 1.0 | <0.001 |
| Professional attitude | 3.41 ± 0.93 | 3.26 ± 0.94 | 0.374 |
| Communication skills | 3.23 ± 0.88 | 3.45 ± 0.76 | 0.139 |
| Clinical problem solving ability | 3.36 ± 0.86 | 3.14 ± 0.81 | 0.123 |
| Presentation skills | 3.50 ± 0.92 | 3.0 ± 0.98 | 0.003 |
| Approach towards patients | 3.35 ± 0.93 | 3.35 ± 0.83 | 0.983 |
| Management of patients | 3.63 ± 0.78 | 3.80 ± 0.64 | 0.171 |
| Ability to discuss problems logically | 3.20 ± 0.89 | 3.25 ± 0.89 | 0.759 |
| Medical ethics | 2.95 ± 1.04 | 3.15 ± 1.03 | 0.266 |
| Counseling | 3.34 ± 0.97 | 3.57 ± 1.0 | 0.178 |
| Bedside examination | 2.79 ± 1.07 | 2.17 ± 1.10 | 0.001 |
| Managerial skills | 2.51 ± 0.98 | 2.87 ± 1.06 | 0.044 |
| Leadership skills | 2.70 ± 0.96 | 3.09 ± 0.99 | 0.025 |
(Competencies rated on a scale of 1 - 5)
*Statistical test conducted: Independent sample t-test