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Table 3 Comparison of failures at first attempt

From: Comparative attainment of 5-year undergraduate and 4-year graduate entry medical students moving into foundation training

Clinical phase

Assessment

GEM Numbers (%)

UG Numbers (%)

p

1

MCQ

7 (4.1%)

27 (6.0%)

0.35

 

OSLER

3 (1.8%)

11 (2.4%)

0.60

2

Child health MCQ

3 (1.8%)

9 (2.0%)

0.84

 

Child health OSLER

2 (1.2%)

4 (0.9%)

0.75

 

O&G MCQ

2 (1.2%)

3 (0.7%)

0.54

 

O&G OSCE

0 (0%)

1 (0.2%)

0.54

 

Psychiatry MCQ

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1.00

 

Psychiatry OSCE

7 (4.1%)

12 (2.7%)

0.36

 

HCE learning journal

0 (0%)

1 (0.2%)

0.54

 

Specials MCQ

2 (1.2%)

2 (0.4%)

0.32

3

ACE MCQ

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1.00

 

ACE OSCE

14 (8.2%)

31 (6.9%)

0.59

 

ACE OSLER

5 (2.9%)

4 (0.9%)

0.04*

  1. * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01