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Table 3 Medical students' mean scores on a 30-item test of knowledge of communication skills

From: Curriculum factors influencing knowledge of communication skills among medical students

School:

Early/PBL A

Early/PBL B

Integrated

Traditional

Year 1

81.2

81.0

74.5

69.3

Year 2

82.4

78.8

76.0

71.8

Year 3

82.7

80.9

79.2

76.6**

Year 4

79.3

79.3

80.3

77.0

Year 5

83.7*

81.7*

82.1

78.2

Year 6

85.7

83.4

81.0

80.5

Increase from years 1 to 6

4.5

2.4

6.5§

11.2§

  1. Two schools provide early patient contact and a PBL-based curriculum (Early/PBL A and Early/PBL B), one school follows an integrated curriculum (Integrated) and the fourth follows a traditional curriculum (Traditional). Differences between schools were significant for all 6 years (P ≤ 0.001).
  2. * Schools Early/PBL A and Early/PBL B, year 5 vs. year 4, P ≤ 0.05, independent t-test
  3. **Traditional school, year 3 vs. year 2; P ≤ 0.01, independent t-test
  4. §P ≤ 0.001, ANOVA
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