Table 3 Mean competence scores of study participants in percentage by medical school entry schemes
From: Assessment of clinical competence of graduating medical students and associated factors in Ethiopia
Skill station | Direct mean score, (SD) a | Graduate mean score, (SD) b | Mean score difference c = a- b | p-value (t-test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Focused history taking | 66.8 (13.3) | 68.6 (16.3 | −1.8 | 0.380 |
Precordium examination | 70.4 (15.2) | 78.2 (15.8) | −7.8 | < 0.001 |
Interpreting chest x-ray and complete blood count for TB case | 79.8 (13.8) | 75.8 (13.9) | 4.0 | 0.040 |
Patient education & counseling for DM case | 77.0 (13.20 | 71.0 (14.1) | 6.0 | 0.002 |
Prescribing medications for malaria case | 71.3(17.7) | 75.7 (14.3) | −4.4 | 0.040 |
Conduct Leopold’s maneuver | 64.4 (15.5) | 76.3 (15.6) | −11.9 | < 0.001 |
MVA for incomplete abortion | 62.0 (17.1) | 63.1 (17.3) | −1.1 | 0.650 |
Managing childbirth | 67.4 (15.2) | 63.7 (17.3) | 3.7 | 0.100 |
Wound suturing | 73.1 (18.2) | 77.3 (15.3) | −4.2 | 0.070 |
Emergency response for a polytrauma | 76.4 (14.4) | 72.9 (12.8) | 3.5 | 0.070 |
Obtaining consent for hernia repair | 78.7 (16.2) | 85.0 (15.1) | −6.3 | 0.004 |
Performing LP | 67.7 (18.0) | 59.4 (20.3) | 8.3 | 0.002 |
Composite mean score | 71.2 (7.5) | 72.3 (7.4) | −1.1 | 0.317 |