Table 2 Sub samples average (arithmetic mean with 95% confidence interval) of answers to the questions related with Histology

1. Knowledge of Histology is useful for clinical learning.

3.9 [3.8; 4.0]

3.9 [3.8; 4.0]

3.9 [3.7; 4.1]

3.9 [3.7; 4.1]

2. Histology is only applicable to certain medical specialities.

3.3 [3.1; 3.5]

2.8 [2.6; 3.0]

3.0 [2.8; 3.2]

3.0 [2.8; 3.2]

3. The teaching of Histology needs to be modernised to be useful in Medicine.

3.9 [3.7; 4.1]

4.0 [3.8; 4.2]

3.8 [3.6; 4.0]

3.5 [3.3; 3.7]

4. Instead of studying Histology, medical students should concentrate on clinical sciences.

2.5 [2.3; 2.7]

2.3 [2.1; 2.5]

2.5 [2.3; 2.7]

2.4 [2.2; 2.6]

5. The teaching of Histology should be clinically oriented, including clinical cases.

4.2 [4.0; 4.4]

4.5 [4.4; 4.6]

4.4 [4.3; 4.5]

4.4 [4.2; 4.6]

6. It was useful to have had the teaching of Histology integrated with the teaching of Anatomy and Physiology.

3.7 [3.5; 3.9]

3.6 [3.4; 3.8]

3.5 [3.3; 3.7]

3.3 [3.0; 3.6]

7. It would have been more appropriate for the teaching of Histology to be integrated only with the teaching of Anatomy.

2.3 [2.1; 2.5]

2.0 [1.8; 2.2]

2.2 [2.0; 2.4]

2.1 [1.9; 2.3]

8. It would have been more appropriate for the teaching of Histology to be integrated only with the teaching of Physiology.

2.2 [2.0; 2.4]

2.1 [1.9; 2.3]

2.1 [1.9; 2.3]

2.0 [1.8; 2.2]

9. It would have been more appropriate for the teaching of Histology to be integrated with the teaching of Biopathology.

4.0 [3.8; 4.2]

3.8 [3.6; 4.0]

3.7 [3.5; 3.9]

3.9 [3.7; 4.1]

10. It would have been more appropriate the teaching of Histology independently from the teaching of Embryology.

2.5 [2.3; 2.7]

2.6 [2.4; 2.8]

2.6 [2.4; 2.8]

2.4 [2.2; 2.6]