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Table 1 Average number of patients encounter during students’ clerkship

From: Could clinical experience during clerkship enhance students’ clinical performance?

 

IM

GS

OBGY

Ped

Psy

OS

EM

Total

History Taking

Min

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

5

 

Max

30

30

10

16

20

10

10

85

 

Mean

13.9

8.6

3.1

4.9

5.7

1.9

2.6

40.5

 

SD

5.5

5.5

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.0

1.7

14.9

Physical Exam

Min

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Max

30

20

10

16

12

20

10

85

 

Mean

12.9

7.9

2.5

4.5

3.6

1.7

2.3

35.4

 

SD

5.4

5.2

2.6

2.7

3.4

2.3

1.6

14.3

  1. IM, internal medicine; GS, surgery; OBGY, obstetrics and gynecology; Ped, pediatrics; Psy, psychiatry; OS, orthopedics; EM, emergency medicine.
  2. Min, minimum; Max, maximum; SD, standard deviation.