Table 3 Developing skills for publishing research work - Likert responses^a

To better understand published works (evidence-based medicine)

4.68

4.55

4.63

p = 0.152 (z = − 1.43)

To have all medical students/residents submit their work for presentation at a regional/national conference

4.05

4.09

4.07

p = 0.864 (z = −0.17)

To have all medical students/residents present their scholarly project locally

4.13

3.82

4.02

p = 0.111 (z = − 1.60)

To have all medical students/residents submit their work to a peer-reviewed journal

3.97

4.09

4.02

p = 0.789 (z = −0.27)

Total publication survey score (4-items)^b

16.8 (±3.2)

16.5 (±2.5)

16.7 (±3.0)

p = 0.394 (z = −0.85)