Table 2.

Assessments of 17 Public and 57 Private universities or colleges.

Assessments Areas	Public Universities or Schools (n = 17)		Private Universities or Schools (n = 57)		p-Value
	Improvements (Numbers of Universities or Colleges)	Improvements (%)	Improvements (Numbers of Universities or Colleges)	Improvements (%)
1. Mission and Goals	3	17.6	19	33.3	0.18
2. Organization for Curriculum	4	23.5	41	71.9	0.00 **
3. Basic Contents of Medical Profession Education	16	94.1	54	94.7	0.66
4. Pharmaceutical Education Curriculum	15	88.2	42	73.7	0.18
5. Pharmacy Clerkship	14	82.4	48	84.2	0.56
6. Education for Nurturing Problem-Solving Ability	15	88.2	56	98.2	0.13
7. Admission Policy and System for Acceptance	0	0.0	34	59.6	0.00 **
8. Grading/Promotion/Graduation	15	88.2	55	96.5	0.22
9. Student Services	4	23.5	12	21.1	0.53
10. Teacher Organization/Staff Organization	2	11.8	25	43.9	0.01 *
11. Institutions/Facilities	0	0.0	3	5.3	0.45
12. Collaborative Relationships with Society	0	0.0	0	0.0	-
13. Self-check/Self-evaluation	15	88.2	50	87.7	0.66

Note: *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01.