Table 2.
Mean and median scores of students for various disciplines in a comparison study of students in problem-based learning (PBL) community-based education and service and conventional curricula, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
| Subject | PBL group (n=82) | Conventional curriculum group (n=93) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Median score (25%, 75%) | Mean (95% CI) | Median score (25%, 75%) | ||
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 60.7 (59.6.61.7) | 60.6 (56.9, 63.9) | 58.5 (57.6-59.4) | 58.5 (55.5, 62.0) | 0.002 |
| Community Health and Family Medicine | 73.6 (72.4.4.7) | 72.8 (70.7, 78.1) | 61.2 (60.2-62.3) | 61.0 (48.0, 65.0) | <0.001 |
| Surgery | 62.5 (61.8.63.3) | 62.7 (54.9, 65.1) | 60.5 (59.3-61.7) | 59.0 (56.3, 64.0) | 0.006 |
| Pediatrics | 51.4 (49.7.53.1) | 51.5 (46.9, 56.4) | 55.6 (54.5-56.7) | 56.0 (52.0, 60.0) | <0.001 |
| Internal Medicine | 58.7 (58.0.59.4) | 58.8 (56.9, 60.5) | 55.0 (54.2-55.8) | 56.0 (53.0, 57.9) | <0.001 |
| Psychiatry | 75.9 (74.9.77.1) | 76.0 (73.9, 80.0) | 67.8 (66.4-69.3) | 69.0 (63.5, 72.0) | <0.001 |