The UK clinical aptitude test and clinical course performance at Nottingham: a prospective cohort study

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Table 2 Correlations between clinical course phases

		Average Parts I & II	CP1 knowledge	CP1 skills	CP1 average	CP2 knowledge	CP2 skills	CP2 average	CP3 knowledge	CP3 skills	CP3 average
Average Parts I & II	Pearson r	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)
	N	194
CP1 knowledge	Pearson r	.609**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001
	N	194	196
CP1 skills †	Pearson r	.321**	.426**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	<0.001
	N	194	196	196
CP1 average	Pearson r	.522**	.793**	.888**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	194	196	196	196
CP2 knowledge	Pearson r	.666**	.741**	.452**	.677**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	187	187	187	187	187
CP2 skills ‡	Pearson r	.515**	.471**	.414**	.515**	.602**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	187	187	187	187	187	187
CP2 average ‡	Pearson r	.662**	.681**	.485**	.669**	.901**	.888**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	187	187	187	187	187	187	187
CP3 knowledge	Pearson r	.618**	.669**	.400**	.610**	.783**	.503**	.730**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	185	185	185	185	184	184	184	185
CP3 skills mark	Pearson r	.430**	.382**	.263**	.372**	.514**	.468**	.553**	.511**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	185	185	185	185	184	184	184	185	185
CP3 average	Pearson r	.607**	.613**	.386**	.572**	.754**	.559**	.743**	.895**	.838**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	185	185	185	185	184	184	184	185	185	185

† in CP1 the skills examination was an OSLER (Objective Structures Long-case Examination and Report).
‡ CP2 skills excluded Health Care of the Elderly.

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