Table 1.
Academic outcomes in the 5-y and 6-y curriculum of medical studies in Split
| Curriculum |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-y (1979-1989) | 6-y (1990-2011) | P | |
| Teaching hours, N |
4500 |
5382* |
|
| Grade point average, median (IQR) |
3.35 (1.1) |
3.68 (1.63) |
<0.010 |
| Study duration of individual students, median (IQR) |
7.0 (2.0) |
6.0 (1.0) |
<0.001 |
| Graduating on-time, n/N (%) |
42/641 (6.5) |
365/643 (57.0)† |
<0.001 |
| Annual attrition, median (IQR) | 18 (6.8) | 10 (6.0) | 0.080 |
*Average of 3 different curricula from 1990-2011.
†For 8 students the data on study duration were not available.