Table 2. Illustrating the respective cohorts progress in the research module under investigation.
| Progress | Semester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Cohort | 2022 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2023 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| 2024 | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | |
The study was conducted in Fall 2019–2020 and involved three cohorts of MBBS students: Class of 2022 (54 students) who had completed the entire research module (ie all 5 integrated courses given across 5 consecutive semesters), Class of 2023 (38 students) who had completed the four out of five courses, and Class of 2024 (66 students) who had completed the first two courses.