Table 1.
Student perceptions of the University of Ottawa professionalism program effectiveness by year of study
| Question asked: the following are effective components of the professionalism program: | Year1 (n = 74) | Year2 (n = 87) | Year3 (n = 36) | Year4 (n = 58) | Total (n = 255) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Clinical interactions |
Disagree |
4.1% |
10.3% |
8.3% |
6.9% |
7.5% |
0.501 |
| Agree |
95.9% |
89.7% |
91.7% |
93.1% |
92.5% |
|
|
|
Case scenario sessions * |
Disagree |
5.4% |
21.8% |
19.4% |
22.4% |
16.9% |
0.019 |
| Agree |
94.6% |
78.2% |
80.6% |
77.6% |
83.1% |
|
|
|
The formal professionalism course |
Disagree |
14.9% |
27.6% |
22.2% |
22.4% |
22.0% |
0.285 |
| Agree |
85.1% |
72.4% |
77.8% |
77.6% |
78.0% |
|
|
|
Orientation week |
Disagree |
24.3% |
35.6% |
30.6% |
32.8% |
31.0% |
0.475 |
| Agree |
75.7% |
64.4% |
69.4% |
67.2% |
69.0% |
|
|
|
Presentations * |
Disagree |
20.3% |
34.5% |
44.4% |
32.8% |
31.4% |
0.057 |
| Agree |
79.7% |
65.5% |
55.6% |
67.2% |
68.6% |
|
|
|
Evaluations of professionalism * |
Disagree |
23.0% |
63.2% |
55.6% |
36.2% |
44.3% |
<.001 |
| Agree | 77.0% | 36.8% | 44.4% | 63.8% | 55.7% |
(*Differences by year are significant at p < .05).