Using a formative simulated patient exercise for curriculum evaluation

BMC Medical Education

Table 3 Student ratings by groups

*Groups – Cells refer to cells in Table 2. e.g., Cell 2 – Internal medicine and SPE taken in the second rotation. Did not receive PDM training. Cell 3 – Internal medicine and SPE taken in the second rotation. Received PDM training four weeks prior to SPE. Cell 4 – Internal medicine and SPE taken in the third rotation. Received PDM training 12 weeks prior to the SPE. Cell 5 – Internal medicine and SPE taken in the third rotation. Received PDM training four weeks prior to the SPE. ^†Differences in the number of observations between total and the PDM score reflect missing ratings. ^‡M. Rank – Mean rank of the observations in the group.

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