Table 2.

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 Intent-To-Treat Analysis N = 914^*

	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:	3.88(1.39), 4[2]	4.65(1.31), 5[2]
My degree of knowledge about the problems of underserved minority families is:	4.34(1.50), 4[2]	4.82(1.31), 5[2]
My degree of knowledge about underserved children’s health is:	3.52(1.53), 3[3]	3.98(1.47), 4[2]
My degree of knowledge about underserved women’s health is:	3.44(1.52), 3[3]	4.02(1.48), 4[2]
Skills (2 items)
My clinical skills in the care of the homeless are:	2.52(1.57), 2[3]	3.70(1.64), 4[3]
My clinical skills regarding the problems of underserved minority families are:	2.94(1.74), 3[3]	4.01(1.66), 4[2]
Attitudes (2 items)
My attitude towards the care of the homeless is:	5.70(1.16), 6[2]	5.93(1.08), 6[2]
My attitude towards the care of underserved minority families is:	6.08(1.07), 6[1]	6.16(1.02), 6[1]
Self-efficacy (5 items)
I feel capable of caring for the homeless.	4.29(1.72), 4[3]	4.69(1.47), 5[2]
I feel capable of caring for underserved minority families.	4.61(1.74), 5[3]	4.96(1.45), 5[2]
I feel comfortable taking care of the homeless.	4.89(1.56), 5[2]	5.30(1.36), 6[1]
I feel comfortable caring for underserved minority families.	5.37(1.50), 6[2]	5.60(1.31), 6[2]
I believe I can make a difference in the care of the underserved.	5.96(1.10), 6[2]	6.04(1.05), 6[2]
Interest in future work with the underserved (1 item)
My interest in working with the underserved after I graduate is:	5.51(1.27), 6[2]	5.58(1.23), 6[2]
Interest in primary care (1 item)
My interest in being a primary care physician is:	4.21(1.66), 4[2]	4.39(1.69), 5[3]

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

IQR = Interquartile Range