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Table 2 Comparison of variables with first-attempt summative OSCE success

From: The use of a formative OSCE to prepare emergency medicine residents for summative OSCEs: a mixed-methods cohort study

Variable

Total (n = 40)

Succeeded in summative OSCE on first attempt (n = 35)

Did not succeed in summative OSCE on first attempt (n = 5)

p

Attended at least 1 formative OSCE (%)

36 (90.0)

31 (88.6)

5 (100.0)

0.426

Proximate formative OSCE score (mean ± SD)

66.7 ± 7.2

70.6 ± 8.9

64.3 ± 10.8

0.192

Mean formative OSCE score (mean ± SD)

69.7 ± 9.2

67.4 ± 7.1

62.8 ± 7.3

0.262

Residency year when first attempted summative OSCE (mean ± SD)

2.53 ± 1.52

2.54 ± 1.62

2.40 ± 0.55

0.833

Postgraduate year when first attempted summative OSCE (mean ± SD)

5.38 ± 1.46

5.29 ± 1.45

6.00 ± 1.58

0.255

Perception of usefulness of formative OSCE on a scale of 1-4 (mean ± SD)

3.75 ± 0.44

3.80 ± 0.41

3.40 ± 0.55

0.056