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Table 1 Overall descriptive statistics for the pre-test, the post-test, and post-test minus pre-test (difference scores)

From: Competency assessment of an undergraduate program using a third-party, objective pre-post examination

 

Means

Medians

SD

Pre

Post

Delta

Pre

Post

Delta

Pre

Post

Delta

Strategic Planning and Marketing

56.1

77.4

21.3

60

80

20

18

12

19.8

Leadership Skills and Behavior

58.7

77.0

18.3

60

80

20

15.7

15.1

21.0

General Management

59.3

77.2

18.0

60

80

20

16.1

11.6

20.8

Financial Management

55.9

73.5

17.6

50

70

20

18.2

15.2

22.6

Quality Improvement

58.0

73.0

15.0

60

70

20

18.3

13.8

20.4

Community and the Environment

53.1

68.1

15.0

50

70

15

16.6

16.3

22.9

Healthcare Personnel

64.6

79.4

14.8

60

80

10

14.5

13.1

21.2

Healthcare Systems & Organizations

53.3

68.0

14.6

50

70

15

19.2

16.3

26.3

Legal Environment of Healthcare

61.1

74.6

13.5

60

80

10

16.2

17.3

23.8

Organizational Climate and Culture

63.9

75.7

11.9

60

80

10

17

16.2

19.4

Managing Change

61.5

70.6

9.07

60

70

10

13

13.7

19.6

Information Management

58.3

66.7

8.33

60

70

10

18.3

12.3

22.0

Final Score

58.7

71.5

12.9

60

72

12.4

7.92

5.13

8.54

Percentile Rank

58.7

80.4

21.7

63

84

20

22.9

15.7

25.5