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Table 4 Student ratings of comfort with the core + clusters approach and with its utility in clinical encounters

From: Core and cluster or head to toe?: a comparison of two types of curricula for teaching physical examination skills to preclinical medical students

C + C Specific End-of-Course Evaluation Questions and Scores (Likert Scale 1–5)

C + C Cohort (Matriculation 2015)

N

SD

Mean

Rate how comfortable you feel performing each group of examination maneuvers: Core Examination1.

79

0.49

4.75

How satisfied were you with the physical examination portion of the curriculum2?

79

0.69

4.44

The core examination was a helpful tool when I went to the student run clinics or saw patients with my preceptor3.

79

0.8

4.56

  1. 1 5-point Likert scale anchors: 1 = Not Comfortable; 5 = Totally Confident
  2. 2 5-point Likert scale anchors: 1 = Very Unsatisfied; 5 = Very Satisfied
  3. 3 5-point Likert scale anchors: 1 = Strongly Disagree; 5 = Strongly Agree
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