Table3.
Pre- and post-curriculum measures and the statistical significance (based on Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test)
Measure | Intervention | N | Mean | Median | Min | Max | 1st quartile | 3rd quartile | Statistical test | |
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Z | P | |||||||||
Overall preparedness for intern year in EM residency | Pre | 13 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -2.209 | 0.027 |
Post | 13 | 2.4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||
Level of Interest in EM | Pre | 13 | 3.8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -1.000 | 0.317 |
Post | 13 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||
Competency 1 (Patient Care) | Pre | 13 | 1.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2.889 | 0.004 |
Post | 13 | 2.9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
Competency 2 (Medical Knowledge) | Pre | 13 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -3.134 | 0.002 |
Post | 13 | 2.8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
Competency 3 (Systems-Based Management) | Pre | 13 | 2.4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | -2.081 | 0.037 |
Post | 13 | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||
Competency 4 (Practice-Based Performance Improvement) | Pre | 13 | 1.9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -2.889 | 0.004 |
Post | 13 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||
Competency 5 (Professionalism) | Pre | 13 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -1.867 | 0.062 |
Post | 13 | 3.8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||
Competency 6 (Interpersonal Skills) | Pre | 13 | 3.3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -1.308 | 0.191 |
Post | 13 | 3.6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||
Competencies 5-6 (Professionalism and Interpersonal skills) | Pre | 13 | 3.4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1.190 | 0.234 |
Post | 13 | 3.7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
N: Count, Min: Minimum, Max: Maximum