Table 2 Mean percentages and Standard Deviations (SDs) of high school entry and graduate entry students in pre-clinical courses
Course | High school entry students, N = 196 | Graduate entry students, N = 54 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean, % | SD | Mean, % | SD | p-value | Cohen’s d | |
Foundation Studies | 81.3 | 7.2 | 78.2 | 7.0 | 0.01 | 0.44 |
Musculoskeletal Sciences & Substance Abuse | 79.0 | 7.7 | 77.3 | 7.3 | 0.13 | 0.23 |
Respiratory Sciences | 81.7 | 7.4 | 81.5 | 7.3 | 0.80 | 0.03 |
Hematology | 83.9 | 7.2 | 84.1 | 8.6 | 0.87 | 0.03 |
Cardiovascular Sciences | 83.0 | 7.6 | 81.2 | 6.6 | 0.12 | 0.25 |
Neurosciences, Vision & Behavior | 82.3 | 8.0 | 80.4 | 7.0 | 0.10 | 0.25 |
Endocrine, Nutrition & Reproductive Health | 81.9 | 8.5 | 79.6 | 7.7 | 0.09 | 0.28 |
Urology & Renal | 85.2 | 5.7 | 82.7 | 7.0 | 0.02 | 0.39 |
Gastroenterology & Nutrition | 82.6 | 7.0 | 80.4 | 6.3 | 0.04 | 0.33 |
Oncology & Palliative Care | 85.8 | 6.2 | 85.2 | 5.7 | 0.48 | 0.10 |
Overall percentage in pre-clinical courses | 82.7 | 81.1 | 0.12 | |||