Table 4.

Regression analysis (standardised β-coefficients)

	Year 5 written exam	Year 5 OSCE	Year 5 aggregate mark
Domain 1
UMAT section 1 (“Logical reasoning and problem solving”)	0.132**	0.195**	0.193**
Overall contribution	0.132**	0.195**	0.193**
Domain 2
UMAT section 2 (“Understanding people”)	0.077**	0.159**	0.146**
Overall contribution	0.077**	0.159**	0.146**
Domain 3
Human biology course	0.102	0.188**	0.175**
Biochemistry course	0.136*	0.086	0.121
Cellular biology course	0.160**	0.030	0.089
Chemistry course	−0.040	−0.218**	−0.166
Physics course	−0.060	−0.026	−0.047
Epidemiology and public health course	0.106	−0.054	0.009
Overall contribution	0.404**	0.006**	0.181**
Domain 4
Communication skills course	0.056	0.177**	0.148**
Overall contribution	0.056	0.177*	0.148**
Overall model R2	0.206	0.183	0.213

* = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01, significance calculated from partial F-test