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Table 1 Pre-clerkship scores of expectations and post-clerkship scores of opinions

From: Self-efficacy beliefs and expectations during an Emergency Medicine Clerkship

 

Pre-clerkship scores

Post-clerkship scores

 

Category and questions

Median (min–max)

Mean (SD)

Median (min–max)

Mean (SD)

p value

Knowledge and skill acquisition

I believe, in the EM clerkship, I wilI/did

4.50 (3–5)

4.38 (0.56)

4.25 (2–5)

4.32 (0.57)

0.329

Increase my knowledge

5 (1–5)

4.60 (0.82)

5 (2–5)

4.43 (0.66)

0.057

Gain self-confidence to manage emergency cases

4 (2–5)

4.31 (0.70)

4 (2–5)

4.28 (0.67)

0.664

Gain self-confidence to do basic emergency procedures

4 (2–5)

4.22 (0.74)

4 (2–5)

4.21 (0.69)

0.907

Encounter a variety of patients

4 (2–5)

4.37 (0.71)

4 (2–5)

4.37 (0.71)

0.985

Educational environment

3.6 (2.6–4.9)

3.57 (0.41)

4 (2.9–5)

3.93 (0.44)

< 0.001

I believe,

 

EM clerkship duration (4 weeks) is appropriate

2(1–5)

2.43(1.03)

2(1–5)

2.46(1.34)

0.917

Clerkship director is easily reachable

4(3–5)

4.04(0.71)

5(3–5)

4.57(0.61)

<0.001

EM faculty members are easily reachable

4(2–5)

3.88(0.75)

4(1–5)

4.25(0.84)

0.006

Grading percentages and process are appropriate

3(2–5)

3.55(0.66)

4(3–5)

3.96(0.75)

0.001

EM clerkship is overall good learning experience

4(3–5)

4.03(0.63)

4(2–5)

4.40(0.68)

<0.001

I consider choosing EM as an additional elective rotation

4(1–5)

3.48(1.06)

4(1–5)

3.96(0.98)

0.002

I prefer to take additional EM course in early years

4(1–5)

3.58(1.03)

4(2–5)

3.94(1.03)

0.022

  1. p value Wilcoxon signed ranks test