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Table 2 Comparison between medical students and postgraduate about how much their ward rounds should cover the following competencies.

From: The learners' perspective on internal medicine ward rounds: a cross-sectional study

 

Students

(n = 68)

Postgraduates

(n = 66)

 

Competencies

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

p value*

Conveying medical knowledge

4.43 ± 0.74

4.28 ± 0.92

0.311

Teaching clinical skills

4.49 ± 0.68

4.50 ± 0.68

0.895

Professional attitude

4.34 ± 0.80

4.37 ± 0.68

0.845

Communication skills

4.05 ± 0.86

4.43 ± 0.65

0.008

Clinical problem solving ability

4.31 ± 0.83

4.55 ± 0.60

0.068

Presentation skills

4.26 ± 0.86

4.48 ± 0.57

0.104

Approach towards patients

4.31 ± 0.74

4.61 ± 0.52

0.011

Management of patients

4.59 ± 0.58

4.71 ± 0.52

0.226

Ability to discuss problems logically

4.34 ± 0.79

4.50 ± 0.74

0.256

Medical ethics

4.01 ± 1.04

4.54 ± 0.71

0.002

Counseling

4.24 ± 0.76

4.57 ± 0.73

0.014

Bedside examination

4.66 ± 0.53

4.53 ± 0.68

0.270

Managerial skills

3.89 ± 1.03

4.18 ± 0.82

0.097

Leadership skills

3.98 ± 0.95

4.42 ± 0.80

0.007

  1. (Competencies rated on a scale of 1 - 5)
  2. *Statistical test conducted: Independent sample t-test