Table 1.

Medical Student Responses to Seven Point Likert-Scale Items Before and After Introductory Pre-Clinical Service-Learning Elective Class With the Student-Run Free Clinic Project (SRFCP) 2001–2010 (Matched Pairs) N = 433^*

	Pre-test Mean(SD), Median[IQR]	Post-test Mean(SD), Median[IQR]
Knowledge (4 items)
My degree of knowledge about the problems of the homeless is:	3.56(1.28), 4[1]	5.19(0.92), 5[1]
My degree of knowledge about the problems of underserved minority families is:	4.14(1.54), 4[2]	5.16(1.03), 5[1]
My degree of knowledge about underserved children’s health is:	3.34(1.51), 3[2]	4.32(1.31), 4[2]
My degree of knowledge about underserved women’s health is:	3.28(1.52), 3[2]	4.51(1.27), 5[1]
Skills (2 items)
My clinical skills in the care of the homeless are:	2.01(1.24), 2[2]	4.52(1.11), 5[1]
My clinical skills regarding the problems of underserved minority families are:	2.52(1.62), 2[3]	4.77(1.14), 5[2]
Attitudes (2 items)
My attitude towards the care of the homeless is:	5.56(1.17), 6[2]	6.06(1.00), 6[2]
My attitude towards the care of underserved minority families is:	6.00(1.12), 6[2]	6.18(1.03), 6[1]
Self-efficacy (5 items)
I feel capable of caring for the homeless.	4.04(1.75), 4[2]	4.91(1.18), 5[2]
I feel capable of caring for underserved minority families.	4.40(1.83), 5[3]	5.14(1.18), 5[2]
I feel comfortable taking care of the homeless.	4.68(1.61), 5[2]	5.53(1.15), 6[1]
I feel comfortable caring for underserved minority families.	5.26(1.56), 6[3]	5.73(1.16), 6[2]
I believe I can make a difference in the care of the underserved.	5.95(1.06), 6[2]	6.12(0.94), 6[2]
Interest in future work with the underserved (1 item)
My interest in working with the underserved after I graduate is:	5.48(1.31), 6[2]	5.62(1.22), 6[2]
Interest in primary care (1 item)
My interest in being a primary care physician is:	4.13(1.67), 4[2]	4.51(1.73), 5[3]

^*p values all ≤.002 using Wilcoxon signed rank test.

IQR = Interquartile Range