In pursuit of a better transition to selected residencies: a quasi-experimental evaluation of a final year of medical school dedicated to the acute care domain

Table 2 Post-test mean scores (in percentage of maximum score) on four assessment modalities

Assessment modality	Group ACTY			Group C			Group P
Assessment modality	n	Mean (SD)	95% CI	n	Mean (SD)	95% CI	n	Mean (SD)	95% CI
Knowledge	29	67 (11)	63 – 71	19	63 (13)	56 – 69	16	67 (7)	63 – 70
CBDs	29	79 (11)	75 – 84	19	72 (10)	67 – 77	16	79 (9)	74 – 84
OSCEs	29	74 (9) *	71 – 78	19	67 (8) *†	63 – 70	16	72 (5) †	69 – 75
Simulations	27	65 (8) ‡ **	62 – 69	14	59 (11) ‡§	52 – 65	17	71 (6) § **	68 – 74

ACTY Acute Transitional Year group, C Student comparison group, P PNIT comparison group. CBD Case-based discussion, OSCE Objective structured clinical examination. Assessment modality scores expressed as % of maximum obtainable score, as group mean (SD= standard deviation) and 95% confidence interval (CI). * p=.004; † p=.026; ‡ p=.036; § p<.001; ** p=.019

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