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Table 10 Gender subgroup analysis of clinical reasoning

From: Medical student perceptions of assessments of clinical reasoning in a general surgery clerkship

Assessment

Female (n = 58)

Male (n = 47)

p-value

Preceptor evaluations

24 (41.38%)

21 (44.68%)

0.8670

Oral examination

45 (77.59%)

40 (85.11%)

0.6471

Oral examination feedback

45 (77.59%)

37 (78.72%)

0.4044

Clinical documentation

40 (68.97%)

33 (70.21%)

0.5583

Clinical documentation feedback

50 (86.21%)

41 (87.23%)

0.1909

OSCE

37 (63.79%)

32 (68.09%)

0.4760

OSCE feedback

40 (68.97%)

32 (68.09%)

0.9583

  1. Subgroup analysis for gender. Percentage Strongly Agree and Agree reported. P-value is for the Wilcoxon Rank Sum analysis. Five missing surveys excluded
  2. Subgroup analyses for student perceptions of insight into clinical reasoning. Due to the number of tests, a multiplicity adjustment (Bonferroni Adjustment) was implemented, the associated significance level of determination is now .05/5 = .01