Table 1 Diagnostic accuracy, Mini-CEX, and checklist score on the pre-test and post-test (n = 79)
|  | Intervention group (n = 39) | Control group (n = 40) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre test Mean | Post test Mean | p-value | Pre test Mean | Post test Mean | p-value | |
Diagnostic accuracy, % (n) | 51.3 (20/39) | 89.7 (35/39) | < 0.001 | 57.5 (23/40) | 67.5 (27/40) | 0.352 |
Mini-CEXa | ||||||
 Medical interviewing, (SD) | 5.4 (0.2) | 7.4 (0.1) | < 0.001 | 5.6 (0.2) | 6.1 (0.2) | 0.031 |
 Physical examination, (SD) | 5.0 (0.2) | 6.9 (0.1) | < 0.001 | 4.9 (0.3) | 5.7 (0.2) | 0.006 |
 Professionalism, (SD) | 5.4 (0.2) | 6.9 (0.1) | < 0.001 | 5.9 (0.2) | 6.4 (0.2) | 0.007 |
 Organization / Efficiency, (SD) | 5.2 (0.2) | 7.2 (0.2) |  | 5.6 (0.2) | 6.1 (0.2) | 0.014 |
 Overall clinical competence, (SD) | 5.2 (0.2) | 7.4 (0.2) | < 0.001 | 5.6 (0.2) | 6.1 (0.2) | 0.022 |
Checklist scoreb | ||||||
 Medical interviewing, (SD) | 6.4 (0.2) | 8.3 (0.2) | < 0.001 | 6.8 (0.2) | 7.0 (0.2) | 0.590 |
 Physical examination, (SD) | 2.9 (0.2) | 3.7 (0.1) | 0.001 | 2.9 (0.2) | 3.5 (0.2) | 0.001 |
 Professionalism, (SD) | 2.9 (0.2) | 3.7 (0.2) | < 0.001 | 3.5 (0.2) | 3.4 (0.2) | 0.584 |
 Total, (SD) | 12.2 (0.4) | 16.1 (0.3) | < 0.001 | 13.1 (0.4) | 13.8 (0.4) | 0.107 |