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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Participating Preclinical Health Professional Students

From: Implementation and evaluation of an elective quality improvement curriculum for preclinical students: a prospective controlled study

Characteristic

Curriculum

N = 27

Control

N = 30

P

Degree Program, N (%)

  

0.006

 MD

26 (96.3)

19 (63.3)

 

 PA

1 (3.7)

11 (36.7)

 

Year, N (%)

  

< 0.001

 1st

26 (96.3)

13 (43.3)

 

 2nd

1 (3.7)

17 (56.7)

 

Previous Experience in QI/PS, N (%)

  

1.000

 No

19 (70.4)

21 (70.0)

 

 Yes

8 (29.6)

9 (30.0)

 
  1. P values were calculated between groups using Fisher’s exact test. Abbreviations: N sample size, MD Doctor of Medicine, PA physician assistant, QI/PS quality improvement/patient safety