From: Voluntary vs. compulsory student evaluation of clerkships: effect on validity and potential bias
Characteristics | Voluntary (N = 192 responses) | Compulsory (N = 171 responses) | P |
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Response rate | 192/343 (56.0%) | 171/171 (100%) | < 0.001 |
Overall Ratinga [Mean (SD)] | |||
Internal Medicine | 53.77(7.91) | 55.94(8.78) | 0.38 |
Surgery | 49.70(7.93) | 50.33(4.50) | 0.78 |
Pediatrics | 55.83(7.90) | 53.38(3.96) | 0.21 |
Ob-Gyn | 56.60(6.59) | 50.32(9.67) | 0.02 |
PC | 55.33(8.88) | 54.95(5.92) | 0.86 |
Neurology | 49.86(9.92) | 51.43(8.48) | 0.55 |
Psychiatry | 52.33(8.92) | 53.58(8.47) | 0.65 |
All Clerkships | 53.19(8.69) | 52.90(7.63) | 0.76 |
Presence of Commentsb [N (%)] | 44(22.9%) | 42(24.6%) | 0.71 |
Aggregate grades of respondents [Mean (SD)] | 79.53 (4.09) | 78.76 (3.51) | 0.001 |