Table 4.

Comparison between the current status of medical and surgical ward rounds in covering learning competencies based on the students’ opinion at Kuwait University during academic year 2012–2013

Competency	Medical round score* (Mean ± SD)	Surgical round score* (Mean ± SD)	P-value**
Conveying medical knowledge	3.02 ± 1.028	2.62 ± 1.109	0.004
Teaching clinical skills	2.16 ± 1.114	2.18 ± 1.127	0.910
Professional attitude	2.97 ± 1.189	2.34 ± 1.147	<0.001
Communication skills	2.78 ± 1.240	2.43 ± 1.191	0.022
Clinical problem solving ability	3.12 ± 1.079	2.65 ± 1.075	0.001
Presentation skills	3.00 ± 1.243	2.60 ± 1.140	0.008
Approach towards patients	3.17 ± 1.131	2.54 ± 1.062	<0.001
Management of patients	3.10 ± 1.039	2.91 ± 1.141	0.182
Ability to discuss problems logically	3.17 ± 1.080	2.86 ± 1.107	0.028
Medical ethics	2.43 ± 1.191	2.17 ± 1.080	0.075
Counseling	2.43 ± 1.177	2.44 ± 1.135	0.956
Bedside examination	3.48 ± 1.040	3.05 ± 1.168	0.003
Managerial skills	1.78 ± 1.101	1.91 ± 1.097	0.356
Leadership skills	2.04 ± 1.165	2.15 ± 1.237	0.460
Teamwork	2.59 ± 1.331	2.49 ± 1.291	0.562

Notes:

^*A score of 1 is lowest; 5 is highest;

^**Student’s t-test for independent samples.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.