Table 3.
Mean Experience Scores of Medical Students During Internal Medicine Rotation Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
| Experiences (Cronbach = 0.78) | Overall Mean (SD) | Year III Mean (SD) | Year IV Mean (SD) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical supervision by university lecturers | 4.0 (0.7) | 4.1 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.7) | 0.698 |
| Patient-centred learning | 4.2 (0.8) | 4.2 (0.8) | 4.3 (0.7) | 0.389 |
| Team work | 4.3 (0.7) | 4.3 (0.6) | 4.2 (0.7) | 0.548 |
| Learning efforts | 4.1 (0.6) | 4.0 (0.6) | 4.2 (0.7) | 0.097 |
| Quality of teaching | 3.9 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.8) | 4.0 (0.7) | 0.146 |
| Taking history from patients. | 4.2 (0.7) | 4.2 (0.6) | 4.2 (0.7) | 0.662 |
| Experience while performing physical examinations | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.6) | 0.019 |
| Ward procedures such as cannulation | 4.1 (0.9) | 3.9 (0.9) | 4.2 (0.8) | 0.006 |
| Opportunities for outpatient training | 2.8 (1.2) | 2.7 (1.3) | 2.9 (1.0) | 0.243 |
| Opportunities for inpatient training | 4.2 (0.9) | 4.1 (0.9) | 4.3 (0.8) | 0.145 |
| Opportunities for self-learning and self-study time. | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.9 (0.9) | 0.001 |
| Opportunities for learning in the emergency department | 3.0 (1.0) | 2.8 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) | 0.013 |
| Opportunities for training in the laboratory | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.5 (1.0) | 3.7 (1.0) | 0.171 |
| Opportunities for discussing with fellow students. | 3.9 (1.0) | 3.7 (1.1) | 4.1 (0.8) | 0.008 |
| Teaching from nurses | 2.9 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.1) | 3.1 (1.2) | 0.026 |
| Teaching from SHOs/MOs | 4.0 (1.1) | 3.9 (1.2) | 4.1 (1.0) | 0.633 |
| Teaching during mini rounds. | 3.8 (1.0) | 3.9 (1.0) | 3.7 (1.0) | 0.132 |
| Teaching during grand rounds. | 3.7 (1.0) | 3.7 (1.1) | 3.7 (0.9) | 0.839 |