Table 1 Demographics and descriptive statistics between 6 and 7-year curriculum
From: Comparison of OSCE performance between 6- and 7-year medical school curricula in Taiwan
Variables | 7-year curriculum (N = 218) | 6-year curriculum (N = 143) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (n, %) | |||
Men | 141 (64.7%) | 88 (61.5%) | 0.545 |
Women | 77 (35.3%) | 55 (38.5%) | |
Students received clerkship at our institution (n,%) | 146 (67.0%) | 128 (89.5%) | < 0.001* |
Trainees’ medical school (n, %) | |||
National Yang-Ming University | 146 (67.0%) | 128 (89.5%) | < 0.001* |
Taipei Medical University | 20 (9.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | < 0.001* |
Kaohsiung Medical University | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.417 |
Chung Shan Medical University | 31 (14.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | < 0.001* |
Fu Jen Catholic University | 3 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.159 |
China Medical University | 8 (3.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.021* |
National Defense Medical Center | 9 (4.1%) | 15 (10.5%) | 0.018* |
Percentage of score above the qualification standard (mean ± SD%) | |||
Mock OSCE-1 | 32.7 ± 13.7% | 29.7 ± 15.6%, | 0.051 |
Mock OSCE-2 | 33.9 ± 12.1% | 23.6 ± 10.3% | < 0.001* |
National OSCE | 33.2 ± 10.8 | 35.1 ± 9.2%, | 0.081 |
Percentage of qualified stations (mean ± SD%) | |||
Mock OSCE-1 | 88.7 ± 14.6% | 85.1 ± 16.2%, | 0.028* |
Mock OSCE-2 | 91.7 ± 12.3% | 86.4 ± 15.8% | 0.001* |
National OSCE | 89.2 ± 10.6% | 90.6 ± 8.5% | 0.175 |