Differences in medical student self-evaluations of clinical and professional skills

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Table 1 Comparison between faculty and student assessments

	Mid-term evaluations						End of course evaluations
Domain	N	Rankings	Mean	SD	Z	P-value (Wilcoxon signed ranks test)	N	Rankings	Mean	SD	Z	P-value (Wilcoxon signed ranks test)
History	469	Student	2.04	0.45	−8.72	<0.001	432	Student	2.11	0.42	−11.36	<0.001
	471	Faculty	2.28	0.48			434	Faculty	2.48	0.51
Physical	463	Student	1.60	0.52	−12.64	<0.001	433	Student	2.03	0.45	−9.19	<0.001
	462	Faculty	1.99	0.33			434	Faculty	2.31	0.50
Communication	468	Student	2.12	0.48	−7.93	<0.001	433	Student	2.22	0.50	−9.83	<0.001
	470	Faculty	2.36	0.52			433	Faculty	2.53	0.52
Patient care	468	Student	2.20	0.47	−6.68	<0.001	433	Student	2.33	0.50	−9.69	<0.001
	466	Faculty	2.39	0.51			434	Faculty	2.62	0.49
Punctuality	468	Student	2.26	0.47	−3.98	<0.001	432	Student	2.23	0.51	−7.48	<0.001
	470	Faculty	2.37	0.50			432	Faculty	2.45	0.54
Feedback	467	Student	2.15	0.80	−9.56	<0.001	433	Student	2.19	0.43	−10.45	<0.001
	472	Faculty	2.44	0.50			431	Faculty	2.53	0.53
Preparation	468	Student	2.05	0.38	−11.48	<0.001	433	Student	2.11	0.41	−11.48	<0.001
	472	Faculty	2.40	0.51			432	Faculty	2.47	0.52
Participation	468	Student	2.13	0.54	−9.84	<0.001	433	Student	2.23	0.52	−9.95	<0.001
	472	Faculty	2.43	0.60			432	Faculty	2.54	0.52
Respect	468	Student	2.34	0.47	−6.83	<0.001	432	Student	2.41	0.49	−9.05	<0.001
	470	Faculty	2.54	0.49			431	Faculty	2.69	0.46

Table 2 Impact of student gender on end of the course self-assessments

Domain	Gender	N	Mean Rank	Chi-Square	P-value (Kruskal Wallis test)
History	Male	244	206.43	1.36	0.24
	Female	178	218.45
Physical	Male	244	204.60	2.92	0.09
	Female	179	222.09
Communication	Male	243	205.63	1.82	0.18
	Female	179	219.46
Patient care	Male	244	209.35	0.38	0.54
	Female	179	215.61
Punctuality	Male	243	208.53	0.21	0.65
	Female	177	213.21
Feedback	Male	243	209.57	0.04	0.83
	Female	177	211.77
Preparation	Male	243	209.29	0.16	0.69
	Female	178	213.34
Participation	Male	243	204.05	2.57	0.11
	Female	178	220.49
Respect	Male	242	205.41	1.35	0.24
	Female	178	217.42