Table 4 Program director evaluation of EM bootcamp participants’ and non-participants’ clinical knowledge, procedural skills, and confidence
From: Impact of an end-of-fourth-year emergency medicine bootcamp
Question and response | Participants (n = 14) | Non-participants (n = 15) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
How does this intern’s clinical knowledge compare to your other interns? | |||
Significantly below | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.473 |
Moderately below | 0 (0) | 2 (13.3) | |
Average | 4 (28.6) | 6 (40.0) | |
Moderately above | 9 (64.3) | 6 (40.0) | |
Significantly above | 1 (7.1) | 1 (6.7) | |
How does this intern’s procedural skills compare with your other interns? | |||
Significantly below | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.651 |
Moderately below | 0 (0) | 2 (13.3) | |
Average | 10 (71.4) | 11 (73.3) | |
Moderately above | 3 (21.4) | 2 (13.3) | |
Significantly above | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) | |
How would you rate this intern’s confidence compared with other interns in your program? | |||
Significantly below | 0 (0) | 1 (6.7) | >0.999 |
Moderately below | 0 (0) | 1 (6.7) | |
Average | 9 (64.3) | 9 (60.0) | |
Moderately above | 4 (28.6) | 4 (26.7) | |
Significantly above | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) | |