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Table 4 Current Ability to Perform Clinical Skills without Direct Supervision

From: Cuban medical training for South African students: a mixed methods study

 

Cuban-trained

South African-trained

Mann-Whitney Z

p

Median

Mean (SD)

Median

Mean (SD)

1. Diagnose and manage acute medical emergencies*

5.00

4.41(0.73)

4.00

3.36(0.98)

−4.60

.000

2. Obstetrics: carry out a forceps delivery*

4.00

3.90(1.32)

2.50

2.62(1.25)

−3.79

.000

3. Obstetrics: carry out a Caesarean section*

5.00

4.21(1.15)

2.00

2.17(1.12)

−5.53

.000

4. Give an anaesthetic for minor surgery*

5.00

4.45(0.74)

3.00

2.88(1.25)

−5.15

.000

5. Intubate and insert an endotracheal tube*

4.00

4.31(0.89)

4.00

3.45(1.02)

−3.73

.000

6. Give health promotion advice to mothers

5.00

4.66(0.55)

4.00

4.43(0.55)

−1.85

.065

7. Conduct a health survey in a local community

4.00

4.31(0.76)

4.00

4.00(0.91)

−1.42

.157

8. Manage a primary health care team*

5.00

4.55(0.63)

4.00

3.50(1.29)

−3.70

.000

  1. * p < .00094
  2. Note: The response scale has scores from 1 (not all confident) to 5 (very confident)