Table 5.
Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Health Sciences and Technology (HST) course ratings for academic years 2013/2014 through 2015/2016
| HST courses | Academic year 2013/2014 | Academic year 2014/2015 | Academic year 2015/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to clinical medicine | 1.96 | 1.68 | 1.21 |
| Communication skills exercise* | 1.47 | 1.03 | 1.27 |
| Year 2, course 2 | 1.36 | 1.39 | 1.21 |
| Year 2, course 3 | 2.10 | 1.52 | 1.77 |
| Year 2, course 4 | 2.11 | 1.50 | 1.48 |
| Year 2, course 5 | 2.20 | 3.59 | 1.69 |
| Year 2, course 6 | 2.24 | 2.07 | 1.80 |
| Year 2, course 7 | 2.43 | 1.41 | 1.93 |
| Year 2, course 8 | 2.44 | 2.62 | 1.94 |
| Year 2, course 9 | 2.76 | 1.90 | 1.83 |
Notes:
*
Communication skills exercise is part of the introduction to clinical medicine course. Participants evaluated the exercise on a Likert scale with 1 being excellent, 2 being very good, 3 being good, 4 being fair, and 5 being poor.