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. 2019 Aug;11(4):412–419. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-19-00099.1

Table 2.

Patient Ratings

Univariate Analysis
Physician Explains Physician Listens Physician Gives Instructions Physician Knows History Physician Respects Patient Physician Is on Time Physician Calls With Results
Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value
USMLE Step 1 score 0.004 .26 0.004 .19 0.003 .29 0.004 .23 0.004 .26 0.004 .28 0.004 .26
USMLE Step 2 score 0.007 .031 0.008 .024 0.007 .029 0.008 .020 0.007 .035 0.007 .05 0.008 .024
Presence of advanced degree (eg, PhD, MPH) 0.408 .06 0.434 .049 0.441 .044 0.424 .056 0.426 .054 0.459 .042 0.478 .037
Undergraduate award (eg, AOA, Humanism in Medicine) 0.185 .50 0.136 .64 0.156 .58 0.165 .57 0.176 .54 0.173 .56 0.065 .83
Listing any research experience 0.101 .61 0.048 .82 0.019 .93 0.067 .75 0.012 .95 0.079 .70 0.052 .81
Listing greater than 5 research experiences 0.257 .19 0.205 .32 0.187 .36 0.251 .22 0.182 .37 0.231 .27 0.251 .24
Presence of any failure in medical school -0.424 .026 -0.471 .017 -0.442 .024 -0.381 .06 -0.446 .024 -0.451 .025 -0.196 .34
Multivariable Analysis
Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value Coefficient P Value
USMLE Step 2 score 0.008 .018 0.008 .013 0.008 .016 0.009 .011 0.008 .020 0.007 .029 0.009 .013
Presence of advanced degree (eg, PhD, MPH) 0.441 .037 0.468 .033 0.470 .029 0.457 .039 0.451 .041 0.472 .033 0.534 .022
R square 0.0771 0.0828 0.0817 0.0829 0.0742 0.0721 0.0879
Mean 5.32 5.37 5.37 5.24 5.42 5.33 4.94
Range 3.52–6.00 3.52–6.00 3.50–6.00 3.32–6.00 3.54–6.00 3.31–6.00 2.71–6.00

Abbreviations: USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Examination; AOA, Alpha Omega Alpha.