Table 3. Comparison of student performance in first and second assessments for Year 3. *P <0.05 is considered significant.
Variables | Total; N=216 (n%) | First Assessment; N=108 (n%) | Second Assessment; N= 108 (n%) | P-Value |
Focus of Assessment | ||||
Data Gathering and Patient Communication | 181 (83.8) | 91 (84.3) | 90 (83.3) | 0.854 |
Problem Identification | 82 (38.0) | 33 (30.6) | 49 (45.4) | 0.025* |
Appropriate Management | 22 (10.2) | 9 (8.3) | 13 (12.0) | 0.368 |
Data Gathering | <0.001* | |||
Needs Improvement | 59 (29.2) | 48 (48.0) | 11 (10.8) | |
Improving | 51 (25.2) | 11 (11.0) | 40 (39.2) | |
Satisfactory or above | 92 (45.5) | 41 (41.0) | 51 (50.0) | |
Communication of History/Physical Examination | <0.001* | |||
Needs Improvement | 39 (20.7) | 32 (34.0) | 7 (7.4) | |
Improving | 44 (23.4) | 13 (13.8) | 31 (33.0) | |
Satisfactory or above | 105 (55.9) | 49 (52.1) | 56 (59.6) | |
Diagnosis/Differential and Management Plan | <0.001* | |||
Needs Improvement | 35 (23.0) | 27 (36.0) | 8 (10.4) | |
Improving | 11 (14.7) | 11 (14.7) | 28 (36.4) | |
Satisfactory or above | 37 (49.3) | 37 (49.3) | 41 (53.2) | |
Organization of Information | 0.001* | |||
Needs Improvement | 20 (13.2) | 17 (23.0) | 3 (3.8) | |
Improving | 35 (23.0) | 11 (14.9) | 24 (30.8) | |
Satisfactory or above | 97 (63.8) | 46 (62.2) | 51 (65.4) |