Table 4. Comparison of student performance in first and second assessments for Year 4. *P <0.05 is considered significant.
| Variables | Total; N=134 (n%) | First Assessment; N=67 (n%) | Second Assessment; N= 67 (n%) | P-Value |
| Focus of Assessment | ||||
| Data Gathering and Patient Communication | 105 (78.4) | 49 (73.1) | 56 (83.6) | 0.142 |
| Problem Identification | 92 (68.7) | 43 (64.2) | 49 (73.1) | 0.264 |
| Appropriate Management | 53 (39.6) | 23 (34.3) | 30 (44.8) | 0.216 |
| Data Gathering | 0.298 | |||
| Needs Improvement | 13 (9.9) | 9 (14.1) | 4 (6.0) | |
| Improving | 33 (25.2) | 15 (23.4) | 18 (26.9) | |
| Satisfactory or above | 85 (64.9) | 40 (62.5) | 45 (67.2) | |
| Communication of History/Physical Examination | 0.040* | |||
| Needs Improvement | 8 (6.1) | 6 (9.4) | 2 (3.0) | |
| Improving | 36 (27.5) | 22 (34.4) | 14 (20.9) | |
| Satisfactory or above | 87 (66.4) | 36 (56.3) | 51 (76.1) | |
| Diagnosis/Differential and Management Plan | <0.001* | |||
| Needs Improvement | 9 (8.0) | 9 (17.0) | 0 | |
| Improving | 47 (42.0) | 23 (43.4) | 24 (40.7) | |
| Satisfactory or above | 56 (50.0) | 21 (39.6) | 35 (59.3) | |
| Organization of Information | 0.455 | |||
| Needs Improvement | 6 (5.3) | 4 (7.1) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Improving | 29 (25.4) | 16 (28.6) | 13 (22.4) | |
| Satisfactory or above | 79 (69.3) | 36 (64.3) | 43 (74.1) | |