Discrepancies between perceptions of students and deans regarding the consequences of restricting students’ use of electronic medical records on quality of medical education

Table 1 Comparison of perceptions between students and deans regarding permission for students to place notes on paper MR or EMR

Year of enrollment and type of MR	Students		Deans
Year of enrollment and type of MR	M	SD	M	SD	T	p	d
Year 3, paper	2.65	1.11	1.73	.88	−3.11	< .01	0.84
Year 3, EMR	2.40	1.16	1.53	.74	−2.86	< .01	0.77
Year 4, paper	2.96	.91	2.00	.88	−3.39	< .01	1.06
Year 4, EMR	2.75	1.04	1.83	.92	−3.59	< .01	0.89
Year 5, paper	3.19	.85	2.00	1.00	−5.47	< .01	1.38
Year 5, EMR	3.00	.95	1.89	.94	−4.86	< .01	1.17
Internship, paper	3.61	.75	2.70	1.13	−5.01	< .01	1.16
Internship, EMR	3.56	0.76	2.18	1.18	−4.16	< .01	0.92

Answered on a 4-point Likert type scale (from 1 = no hospitals to 4 = all hospitals)

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