Fourth-year medical students do not perform a focused physical examination during a case-based simulation scenario

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographics for medical student participants

Gender	18 males (67%)
Number of students who matched into EM	23 students (85%)
Number of medical schools represented	15 schools

Abbreviation: EM, emergency medicine.

Table 2 Performance of focused physical exam components during cardiac simulation

Exam component	Percentage (95% CI)
Cardiac auscultation	33.3% (18.5–52.3)
Lung auscultation	29.6% (15.7–48.7)
Pulse and extremity exam	55.6% (37.3–72.4)
Abdominal exam	3.70% (0–19.8)