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Table 2 Description of categorical variables in the cohort (n = 242) and univariate analysis of predictive factors, relating to training conferences and national white NRE participation, associated with a better rank of the Reims students at 2015 NRE

From: Predictive factors of success at the French National Ranking Examination (NRE): a retrospective study of the student performance from a French medical school

Variables

n (%)

Mean rank (± SD)

p

Enrolled in free training conferences organized by the author

  

0.04

 Yes

126 (53%)

4725 (± 2309)

 

 No

110 (47%)

5365 (± 2541)

 

   ≥ 1 lecture

  

0.14

   Yes

122 (52%)

4791 (± 2279)

 

   No

111 (48%)

5264 (± 2590)

 

   ≥ 3 lectures

  

0.57

   Yes

75 (33%)

4899 (± 2268)

 

   No

154 (67%)

5093 (± 2522)

 

   ≥ 15 lectures

  

0.44

   Yes

20 (9%)

4622 (± 2279)

 

   No

212 (91%)

5067 (± 2452)

 

   ≥ 25 lectures

  

0.33

   Yes

5 (2%)

6075 (± 1458)

 

   No

227 (98%)

5006 (± 2450)

 

  All the lectures (n = 30)

   

   Yes

0 (0%)

  

   No

236 (100%)

  

Enrolled in paying training conferences organized by the Reims medical school (FERM1)

  

0.37

 Yes

172 (73%)

4936 (± 2436)

 

 No

64 (27%)

5257 (± 2438)

 

   ≥ 1 lecture

  

0.53

   Yes

119 (77%)

4927 (± 2349)

 

   No

36 (23%)

5220 (± 2770)

 

   ≥ 3 lectures

  

0.41

   Yes

108 (70%)

4889 (± 2287)

 

   No

47 (30%)

5237 (± 2789)

 

  All the lectures

  

0.054

   Yes

36 (23%)

4307 (± 2254)

 

   No

119 (77%)

5203 (± 2473)

 

Paid private training conferences (4th year)a

 Yes

1 (0,6%)

4518

 

 No

155 (99,4%)

5011 (± 2452)

 

Paid private training conferences (5th year)a

  

0.03

 Yes

56 (36%)

4424 (± 2420)

 

 No

100 (64%)

5335 (± 2408)

 

Paid private training conferences (6th year)a

  

0.17

 Yes

109 (70%)

4830 (± 2332)

 

 No

47 (30%)

5419 (± 2667)

 

 Hermès conference2

  

0.006

  Yes

63 (41%)

4389 (± 2263)

 

  No

92 (59%)

5472 (± 2461)

 

 Hippocrate conference3

  

0.26

   Yes

2 (1%)

6946 (± 1833)

 

   No

153 (99%)

5006 (± 2436)

 

  Conf + conference4

  

0.75

   Yes

30 (19%)

5157 (± 2226)

 

   No

125 (81%)

5001 (± 2489)

 

  Khalifa conference 5

  

0.74

   Yes

6 (4%)

5363 (± 2345)

 

   No

149 (96%)

5018 (± 2444)

 

  Raphael conference 6

  

0.92

   Yes

11 (7%)

5175 (± 2976)

 

   No

137 (93%)

5103 (± 2346)

 

White NRE (4th year)a

  

0.61

 Yes

2 (1%)

4125 (± 4045)

 

 No

154 (99%)

5019 (± 2436)

 

White NRE (5th year)a

  

0.007

 Yes

33 (21%)

3995 (± 2360)

 

 No

123 (89%)

5280 (± 2403)

 

White NRE (6th year)a

  

0.0001

 Yes

134 (86%)

4709 (± 2372)

 

 No

22 (14%)

6829 (± 2100)

 

  Revue du praticien November 20147,a

  

<  0.0001

   Yes

103 (67%)

4399 (± 2379)

 

   No

50 (33%)

6334 (± 2038)

 

  Hippocrate January 20153,b

  

0.24

   Yes

104 (56%)

4876 (± 2302)

 

   No

82 (44%)

5305 (± 2602)

 

  Revue du praticien March 20157,a

  

<  0.0001

   Yes

107 (69%)

4430 (± 2346)

 

   No

47 (31%)

6309 (± 2213)

 

  Hippocrate March 20153,c

  

0.004

   Yes

73 (41%)

4230 (± 2540)

 

   No

104 (59%)

5325 (± 2391)

 
  1. 1Association of federation for the Reims medical students (FERM). 2Hermès conference, SASU, 11 rue de la vistule, Paris. 3Hippocrate-ECN conference, Faculté Dauphine, Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, Paris. 4Med XL (Conf + conference), 15 Rue Saint Bernard, Paris. 5Khalifa conference, Établissement d’enseignement supérieur libre,134 Rue de Grenelle, Paris. 6Conf-raphael conference, 10 rue Castex, Paris. 7ECN-blanches la Revue du Praticien conference, Global Média Santé, 314, Bureau de la Colline, Saint-Cloud Cedex. aUnknown: n = 80 (33%); bUnknown: n = 50 (21%); cUnknown: n = 59 (25%)
  2. boldface entries are statistically significant with a p < 0.05
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