Table 2 Preparedness for Hospital Practice Questionnaire Domain Scores with comparison between internship groups and campus of graduation
Domain | Total | By Internship Group | By Campus of Graduation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Domestic students interning locally (n = 93) | Overseas student interning locally (n = 37) | Overseas student interning internationally (n = 100) | RCSI Dublin graduates (n = 187) | RCSI Bahrain graduates (n = 53) | ||||||||
Mean | 95 % CIa | Mean | 95 % CIa | Mean | 95 % CIa | Mean | 95 % CIa | Mean | 95 % CIa | Mean | 95 % CIa | |
Interpersonal skills | 3.44 | 3.33–3.56 | 3.29 | 3.11–3.48 | 3.35 | 3.03–3.68 | 3.64 * | 3.47–3.80 | 3.52 | 3.39–3.64 | 3.17 ** | 2.89–3.45 |
Confidence | 3.55 | 3.46–3.65 | 3.36 | 3.20–3.51 | 3.39 | 3.13–3.66 | 3.80 * | 3.67–3.94 | 3.52 | 3.42–3.63 | 3.66 | 3.43–3.88 |
Collaboration | 3.52 | 3.41–3.62 | 3.43 | 3.26–3.60 | 3.48 | 3.19–3.77 | 3.63 | 3.47–3.78 | 3.51 | 3.39–3.62 | 3.56 | 3.34–3.77 |
Patient management | 3.48 | 3.40–3.57 | 3.50 | 3.37–3.63 | 3.41 | 3.15–3.67 | 3.52 | 3.39–3.65 | 3.52 | 3.42–3.61 | 3.37 | 3.16–3.57 |
Understanding science | 3.64 | 3.55–3.73 | 3.63 | 3.48–3.77 | 3.46 | 3.19–3.72 | 3.73 | 3.58–3.88 | 3.67 | 3.57–3.77 | 3.53 | 3.31–3.76 |
Prevention | 3.96 | 3.88–4.04 | 3.88 | 3.75–4.01 | 3.86 | 3.64–4.08 | 4.09 * | 3.99–4.20 | 3.95 | 3.86–4.04 | 4.01 | 3.84–4.17 |
Holistic care | 3.92 | 3.84–4.01 | 3.74 | 3.60–3.88 | 3.73 | 3.50–3.95 | 4.17 * | 4.06–4.29 | 3.87 | 3.78–3.97 | 4.11** | 3.90–4.31 |
Self-directed learning | 3.93 | 3.84–4.01 | 3.90 | 3.77–4.03 | 3.72 | 3.46–3.97 | 4.06 * | 3.94–4.18 | 3.92 | 3.83–4.01 | 3.95 | 3.74–4.16 |