Joining the dots: Conditional pass and programmatic assessment enhances recognition of problems with professionalism and factors hampering student progress

Table 2 Odds ratios for failing a year according to the type of problem

Problem	Total	Passed		Failed	p	Odds ratio for failing
		year		year		(95% confidence intervals)
Professionalism	15	6	40%	9	< 0.0001	17.2 (9.1-33.3)
Attendance & deadlines	8	2	25%	6	< 0.0001	18.2 (10.0-333.3)
Other professional attitudes	7	4	57%	3	0.004	9.0 (3.5-23.3)
Health	4	2	50%	2	0.016	10.1 (3.5-29.4)
Patient interactions	55	42	76%	13	< 0.0001	8.4 (4.0-17.9)
English as a second language	8	5	63%	3	0.006	7.8 (2.9-20.8)
Knowledge tests	34	29	85%	5	0.028	3.2 (1.3-8.0)
Assignments	25	24	96%	1	NS	0.7 (0.1-5.2)
All students	447	423	95%	20		1.0

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