| COVID-19 Abilities | Pre-Survey (N = 645) | Post- Survey (N = 645) | Mean Difference | Effect Size | ||
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 | Students' Self-Assessment Ratings | M | SD | M | SD | ( ±) | d |
A1 | I am confident in my ability to recognize the clinical presentation of a patient with COVID-19 | 3.29 | 0.85 | 4.12 | 0.63 | 0.83*** | .92 |
A2 | I am confident in my ability to outline a treatment course for suspected COVID-19 patients | 2.52 | 0.89 | 3.82 | 0.75 | 1.30*** | 1.32 |
A3 | I am confident in my ability to identify at-risk populations for poor outcomes with COVID-19 | 3.54 | 0.83 | 4.26 | 0.60 | 0.72*** | .82 |
A4 | I am confident in my ability to describe disaster medicine principles, including the processes and policies by which community and international agencies interact to coordinate a safe and effective disaster/pandemic response | 2.55 | 0.88 | 3.94 | 0.65 | 1.39*** | 1.42 |
A5 | I am confident in my ability to identify ways of modifying communication strategies based on the context | 3.26 | 0.88 | 4.11 | 0.62 | 0.85*** | .89 |
 | Abilities Composite Rating Score | 3.03 | 0.64 | 4.05 | 0.53 | 1.02*** | 1.44 |