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Table 2 Academic performance grades of ‘Dutch’ majority, ‘Western’ minority, and ‘non-Western minority’ students

From: Motivation and academic performance of medical students from ethnic minorities and majority: a comparative study

 

All students

Dutch majority

Western minority

non-Western minority

 

n

 

n

 

n

 

n

 

Language tests (unsatisfactory)

14

2.1%

3

0.9%

5

12.8%

6

9.1%

GPA (SD)

654

6.81 (0.85)

506

6.81(0.82)

55

6.94 (0.97)

93

6.74 (0.92)

Professional behaviour (unsatisfactory)

13

2.0%

9

1.8%

3

5.5%

1

1.1%

Pre-clinical:

 GPA (SD)

325

6.96 (0.91)

249

6.97 (0.88)

28

6.94 (1.04)

48

6.93 (0.98)

 OSCE (passed)

385

88.3%

223

89.6%

26

92.9%

38

79.2%

 Year 1: Clerkship grade – Mean (SD)

316

7.19 (1.16)

244

7.23 (1.08)

26

6.58 (1.58)

46

7.35 (1.18)

 Year 2: Clerkship grade – Mean (SD)

117

7.48 (0.79)

94

7.51 (0.79)

9

7.44 (0.88)

14

7.29 (0.83)

Clinical:

 GPA (SD)

329

6.66 (0.75)

257

6.66 (0.72)

27

6.94 (0.91)

45

6.52 (0.81)

 OSCE (passed)

304

96.2%

240

96.8%

24

100%

40

90.9%

 Year 1: Clerkship knowledge test – Mean (SD)

299

7.21 (0.68)

235

7.23 (0.66)

22

7.38 (0.67)

42

7.01 (0.74)

 Year 1: Clerkship grade – Mean (SD)

253

7.52 (0.32)

203

7.52 (0.30)

20

7.64 (0.35)

30

7.47 (0.38)

 Year 2: Clerkship grade – Mean (SD)

208

7.77 (0.39)

170

7.77 (0.37)

14

8.00 (0.25)

24

7.59 (0.48)

 Year 3: Research internship grade – Mean (SD)

195

8.15 (0.87)

157

8.12 (0.90)

20

8.50 (0.69)

18

8.00 (0.71)

 Year 3: Junior doctor clerkship grade – Mean (SD)

127

8.11 (0.77)

105

8.16 (0.76)

10

8.00 (0.82)

12

7.75 (0.75)

  1. SD standard deviation