Table 3.

Median examination scores for students in the medical microbiology and infectious diseases courses

	Group number	N	Medical microbiology	N	Infectious diseases
Pooled unit exam scores	I	990	84.4*	990	84.0**
	II	1226	86.0*	1526	88.0**
Comprehensive final exam scores	I	330	77.8**	328	80.0**
	II	519	82.2**	514	86.7**

^*Median scores differed significantly between Groups I and II (P<0.018); Mann--Whitney Rank Sum test

^**Median scores differed significantly between Groups I and II (P<0.001); Mann--Whitney Rank Sum test

N=the number of exam scores in the group