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Table 4 Comparison of supervisor-assessment of intern competence in 14 skills areas by curriculum cohort

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

Assessed skills & number of reports

Competency level

Competency level

p- value unadjusted

p- value adjusted§

TLB curriculum

PBL curriculum

%

%

 

High/thoroughly

Competent

Variable

High/thoroughly

Competent

Variable

  

Clinical Assessment/presentation N = 596

83.39

16.23

0.38

87.31

12.69

0

0.185

1.00

Clinical judgement/problem solving N = 614

73.58

26.04

0.38

79.37

19.77

0.86

0.076

1.00

Ongoing management N = 610

81.51

17.74

0.75

86.38

13.04

0.58

0.304

1.00

Documentation N = 596

87.17

12.08

0.75

88.82

11.18

0

0.118

1.00

Physician/patient interactions N = 596

84.9

15.09

0

81.57

18.43

0

0.539

1.00

Senior colleague interactions N = 615

77.74

21.51

0.75

77.71

21.71

0.57

0.931

1.00

Peers & colleagues other disciplines interactions N = 596

86.8

13.21

0

93.65

6.04

0.3

0.004

0.056

Nurses & ancillary staff interactions N = 613

86.41

13.21

0.38

91.38

8.62

0

0.164

1.00

Ethics & integrity N = 593

48.29

51.71

0

44.85

55.15

0

0.106

1.00

Professional skills N = 518

85.61

14.39

0

82.67

17.32

0

0.236

1.00

Theoretical knowledge N = 614

73.86

26.14

0

75.71

24

0.29

0.274

1.00

Learning initiative N = 582

56.59

43.02

0.39

60.19

39.2

0.62

0.543

1.00

Technical competencies N = 580

72.22

27.78

0

71.96

28.05

0

0.931

1.00

Organisational & time management N = 612

78.49

21.13

0.38

81.56

17.87

0.58

0.634

1.00

  1. §post hoc comparisons with Bonferroni correction.