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Table 3 Sub samples average (arithmetic mean with 95% confidence interval) of answers to the questions related with Embryology

From: Perceptions of medical students towards the role of histology and embryology during curricular review

Questions

Answers

Third year sample

Fourth year sample

Fifth year sample

Sixth year sample

11. Knowledge of Embryology is useful for clinical learning.

3.3 [3.1; 3.5]

3.6 [3.4; 3.8]

3.6 [3.4; 3.8]

3.4 [3.2; 3.6]

12. Embryology is only applicable to certain medical specialities.

3.6 [3.4; 3.8]

2.9 [2.7; 3.1]

3.0 [2.8; 3.2]

3.4 [3.2; 2.6]

13. The teaching of Embryology needs to be modernised to be useful in Medicine.

4.1 [3.9; 4.3]

4.2 [4.0; 4.4]

4.0 [3.8; 4.2]

3.8 [3.6; 4.0]

14. Instead of studying Embryology, medical students should concentrate on clinical sciences.

2.7 [2.5; 2.9]

2.4 [2.2; 2.6]

2.5 [2.3; 2.7]

2.6 [2.4; 2.8]

15. The teaching of Embryology should be clinically oriented, including clinical cases.

4.2 [4.1; 4.3]

4.5 [4.4; 4.6]

4.4 [4.3; 4.5]

4.4 [4.2; 4.6]

16. It was useful to have had the teaching of Embryology integrated with the teaching of Anatomy and Physiology.

3.3 [3.1; 3.5]

3.4 [3.2; 3.6]

3.4 [3.2; 3.6]

3.1 [2.8; 3.4]

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

2.3 [2.1; 2.5]

2.1 [1.9; 2.3]

2.3 [2.1; 2.5]

2.2 [2.0; 2.4]

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

2.2 [2.0; 2.4]

2.1 [1.9; 2.3]

2.0 [1.8; 2.2]

2.0 [1.8; 2.2]

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

3.3 [3.1; 3.5]

3.4 [3.2; 3.6]

3.3 [3.1; 3.5]

3.5 [3.3; 3.7]