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Table 3 Comparison between groups according to objective endpoints. Participants were divided into two groups according to the median of the average clinical rotation learning mark and board exam score. The numbers are presented as count (%) unless stated otherwise

From: The evolution of medical students’ preparedness for clinical practice during the transition of graduation: a longitudinal study from the undergraduate to postgraduate periods

 

Learning mark of clinical rotations

Board exam result

 

Higher half

Lower half

p-value

Higher half

Lower half

p-value

Male

21.0

(50.0)

29

(67.4)

0.1023

16

(55.2)

14

(48.3)

0.5992

Previous performance

  Good

20

(83.3)

4

(16.7)

< 0.0001*

15

(79.0)

4

(21.1)

0.0001*

  Medium

19

(46.3)

22

(53.7)

 

14

(51.9)

13

(44.2)

 

  Poor

3

(15.0)

17

(85.0)

 

0

(0)

12

(100)

 

Final PHPQ scorea

182.7

(29.7)

169.4

(20.1)

0.039*

175.9

(20.1)

174.3

(23.5)

0.7833

  1. apresented as mean (SD)
  2. *statistically significant