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. 2021 Jul;9(3):136–143. doi: 10.30476/jamp.2021.88982.1360

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
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