Table 1.
Correlation between passing emergency medicine in past rotations with mean scores of the self-assessment survey using the t-test.
| Questions | Mean (Group 1: not passed the ED rotation) | Mean (Group 2: passed the ED rotation) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| How much exposure have you had to emergency medicine during your undergraduate training? | 3.11 ± 0.71 | 3.05 ± 0.93 | 0.63 |
| How much teaching have you had in emergency medicine during your undergraduate training? | 2.85 ± 0.68 | 2.57 ± 0.69 | 0.007 |
| How challenging do you feel emergency medicine is compared to other clinical specialties? | 3.38 ± 0.78 | 3.56 ± 0.91 | 0.15 |
| How stressful do you feel emergency medicine is compared to other clinical specialties? | 3.76 ± 0.79 | 3.98 ± 0.89 | 0.07 |
| How challenging do you feel are these areas of emergency medicine? | 3.21 ± 0.65 | 3.44 ± 0.65 | 0.01 |
| How would you grade your knowledge on the principles of management of the emergency conditions? | 2.35 ± 0.62 | 2.59 ± 0.611 | 0.009 |
| How confident do you feel in performing the clinical procedures in the emergency situation? | 3.19 ± 0.79 | 2.84 ± 0.75 | 0.002 |
| How confident do you feel in interpreting the following clinical investigations? | 3.11 ± 0.79 | 3.05 ± 0.65 | 0.62 |