Table 3.
Clinical Performance Scores by General Characteristics
| Variable | Mean | SD | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.082 | ||
| Male | 3.9 | 1.6 | |
| Female | 4.4 | 1.6 | |
| Military service | 0.600 | ||
| Military/Public health doctor | 4.3 | 1.7 | |
| Unfinished, other groupsa) | 4.1 | 1.6 | |
| Age (yr) | 0.098 | ||
| ≤28 | 4.4 | 1.8 | |
| ≥29 | 3.9 | 1.5 | |
| School | 0.010 | ||
| Medical school | 4.8c,d) | 1.8 | |
| Graduate school | 3.5c) | 1.4 | |
| Parallel system | 4.0d) | 1.5 | |
| Grade in school | 0.270 | ||
| Upper rank | 4.3 | 1.6 | |
| Middle rank | 3.7 | 1.7 | |
| Lower rank | 4.1 | 1.7 | |
| KMLE CSA | <.001 | ||
| Applicants | 4.8 | 1.6 | |
| Non-applicants | 3.7 | 1.5 | |
| Department | 0.390 | ||
| Internal Medicine | 3.9 | 1.7 | |
| Surgery | 4.3 | 1.8 | |
| Other groupsb) | 4.3 | 1.2 | |
| Total | 4.1 | 1.6 |
SD: Standard deviation, KMLE CSA: Korean Medical Licensing Examination clinical skills assessment.
a)
Include female,
b)
Include interns,
c,d)
Tukey HSD test.