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Table 2 Students’ self-assessment of their own abilities at diagnosing the 3 major skin cancers on completion of the dermatology attachment

From: Dermatology undergraduate skin cancer training: a disconnect between recommendations, clinical exposure and competence

Questions: How confident are you in your ability to diagnose…

Mean Likert Score (Range)

Median Likert Score

Percentage of students “unconfident” (score <4)

…melanomas?

4.2 (2–6)

4

34% (n=15)

…squamous cell carcinomas?

4.3 (2–7)

4

27% (n=12)

…basal cell carcinomas?

4.8 (2–7)

5

14% (n=6)

  1. 44 completed the anonymous questionnaire in which they rated themselves on 7-point Likert scales (1=Extremely unconfident, 2=Unconfident, 3=Reasonably unconfident, 4=Not unconfident, 5=Reasonably confident, 6=Confident, 7=Extremely confident).