How was the intern year?: self and clinical assessment of four cohorts, from two medical curricula

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Table 3 Graduates self-assessment rating of clinical skills preparedness

*How well did the medical program prepare you for....?*	Curric--ulum type	% More than quite well prepared	% Quite well prepared	% Less than quite prepared	*P-value unadjusted*	P-value adjusted^§
Basic CPR	TLB	68.75	21.25	10	0.342	1.00
Basic CPR	PBL	74.4	23.3	2.3	0.342	1.00
Obtaining valid consent	TLB	50	18.75	31.25	0.008	0.104
Obtaining valid consent	PBL	48.84	38.37	12.79	0.008	0.104
Prescribing appropriately	TLB	50	28.75	21.25	0.635	1.00
Prescribing appropriately	PBL	39.5	38.4	22.1	0.635	1.00
Writing a prescription	TLB	38.75	32.5	28.75	0.321	1.00
Writing a prescription	PBL	43.1	36	20.9	0.321	1.00
IV cannulation	TLB	75	17.5	7.5	0.576	1.00
IV cannulation	PBL	69.77	24.42	5.81	0.576	1.00
Arterial blood sampling	TLB	53.75	26.25	20	0.996	1.00
Arterial blood sampling	PBL	53.5	24.4	22.1	0.996	1.00
Suturing	TLB	53.75	31.25	15	0.388	1.00
Suturing	PBL	51.2	27.9	20.9	0.388	1.00
Performing an ECG	TLB	37.5	41.25	21.25	0.053	0.689
Performing an ECG	PBL	30.2	30.2	39.6	0.053	0.689
Administering oxygen therapy	TLB	46.25	35	18.75	0.336	1.00
Administering oxygen therapy	PBL	39.53	33.72	26.74	0.336	1.00
Correct use of nebuliser	TLB	38.75	28.75	32.5	0.671	1.00
Correct use of nebuliser	PBL	31.4	33.7	34.9	0.671	1.00
Inserting a nasogastric tube	TLB	38.75	28.75	32.5	0.184	1.00
Inserting a nasogastric tube	PBL	29.07	38.37	32.56	0.184	1.00
Urinary catheterisation	TLB	45	33.75	21.25	0.830	1.00
Urinary catheterisation	PBL	40.7	33.7	25.6	0.830	1.00
Control of haemorrhage	TLB	40	30	30	0.701	1.00
Control of haemorrhage	PBL	39.5	34.9	25.6

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