Table 2.
Student Perceptions of the Statements Related to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Course
| Statement | Year Students Matriculated into Medical School | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
| A) Academic Workload/Demands on Student Time | Mean (SEM) | 4.31 (0.08) | 3.60 (0.08)*, *** | 3.89 (0.05)††† | 4.08 (0.05)### | 4.28 (0.07) | 4.46 (0.06) |
| N (%) | 52 (100%) | 45 (83%) | 79 (96%) | 86 (83%) | 65 (63%) | 82 (78%) | |
| B) Incorporation of Clinically Relevant Material | Mean (SEM) | 4.47 (0.09) | 3.95 (0.09)**, *** | 4.35 (0.06) | 4.42 (0.05) | 4.31 (0.07)* | 4.57 (0.06) |
| N (%) | 52 (100%) | 44 (81%) | 78 (95%) | 86 (83%) | 65 (63%) | 82 (78%) | |
| C) Fairness of Summative Assessments in Course | Mean (SEM) | 4.42 (0.08) | 3.89 (0.08)*, *** | 4.04 (0.05)††,††† | 4.17 (0.05) | 4.33 (0.07) | 4.37 (0.05) |
| N (%) | 52 (100%) | 45 (83%) | 79 (96%) | 86 (83%) | 64 (62%) | 81 (77%) | |
| D) Helpfulness in Preparing You for USMLE® exams | Mean (SEM) | 3.55 (0.07) *** | 2.58 (0.08)††,††† | 3.14 (0.04) | 3.03 (0.04) | 2.94 (0.07) | 3.71 (0.06)### |
| N (%) | 46 (88%) | 40 (74%) | 72 (88%) | 73 (71%) | 47 (46%) | 62 (59%) | |
| E) Appropriateness of Teaching Methods | Mean (SEM) | 4.23 (0.08) | 3.41 (0.07)*** | 4.06 (0.05)††,††† | 4.33 (0.05) | 4.11 (0.06)## | 4.41 (0.05) |
| N (%) | 52 (100%) | 46 (85%) | 79 (96%) | 86 (83%) | 64 (62%) | 82 (78%) | |
| F) General Module Organization | Mean (SEM) | 4.23 (0.08) | 3.13 (0.07) *** | 3.66 (0.04)††† | 4.14 (0.05)# | 4.03 (0.06)### | 4.38 (0.05) |
| N (%) | 52 (100%) | 45 (83%) | 79 (96%) | 86 (83%) | 65 (63%) | 82 (78%) | |
| G) Overall Module Quality | Mean (SEM) | 4.37 (0.08) | 3.57 (0.07)*** | 3.97 (0.05)††† | 4.13 (0.05) | 4.11 (0.06) | 4.46 (0.06)### |
| N (%) | 52 (100%) | 46 (85%) | 78 (95%) | 86 (83%) | 65 (63%) | 82 (78%) | |
Notes: Results are reported as the mean of the Likert scale responses (Mean) and standard error of the mean (SEM). Likert Scale descriptors with associated point values: Very Dissatisfied = 1, Dissatisfied = 2, Neutral – Neither Satisfied or Dissatisfied = 3, Satisfied = 4, Very Satisfied = 5. N= number of students responding to statement. % = percent of students responding to statement. A) ***p<0.001 2013 vs 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017. *p<0.05 2013 vs 2014. †††p<0.001 2014 vs 2012, 2016 and 2017. ###p<0.001 2015 vs 2017. B) ***p<0.001 2013 vs 2012, 2015, and 2017. **p<0.01 2013 vs 2014 and 2016. *p<0.05 2016 vs 2017. C) *p<0.05 2013 vs 2015. ***p<0.001 2013 vs 2012, 2016, and 2017. ††p<0.01 2014 vs 2016. †††p<0.001 2014 vs 2017. D) ***p<0.001 2012 vs 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. †††p<0.001 2013 vs 2014, 2015, and 2017. ††p<0.01 2013 vs 2016. ###p<0.001 2017 vs 2014, 2015 and 2016. E) ***p<0.001 2013 vs all other years. ††p<0.01 2014 vs 2015. †††p<0.001 2014 vs 2017. ##p<0.01 2016 vs 2017. F) ***p<0.001 2013 vs all other years. †††p<0.001 2014 vs all other years. #p<0.05 2015 vs 2017. ###p<0.001 2016 vs 2017. G) ***p<0.001 2013 vs all other years. †††p<0.001 2014 vs 2012 and 2017. ###p<0.001 2017 vs 2015 and 2016.