Table 5.

Comparison of performance of PGY₁ residents between pre-course and post-course of a 3-month internal medicine training program

	Pre-course	Post-course	Reliability: (Cronbach's alpha)
Average of total summary OSCE score	74.9 ± 12.3	79.9 ± 17.8∗	0.602
Patient care subscore	73.3 ± 15.2	89.5 ± 13.9∗∗	0.631
Medical knowledge subscore	75.9 ± 10.1	90.1 ± 16.3∗∗	0.521
Practice-based learning and improvement subscore	72.3 ± 12.6	81.4 ± 20.2∗	0.564
Interpersonal and communication skills subscore	83.2 ± 21.5	84.0 ± 18.3	0.477
Professionalism subscore	69.4 ± 10.9	72.9 ± 21.2∗∗	0.499
Systems-based practice subscore	70.9 ± 8.2	82.1 ± 12.7∗	0.621

Data were expressed as mean ± SD; Score = (obtained points/maximum possible points) × 100%.

^∗p < 0.05 versus pre-course.

^∗∗p < 0.01 (paired t test); (n = 70).