IJME - Attitudes of medical students towards communication skills and patient-centered care: the impact of group mentorship

Table 3. NC-students’ assessment of how the mentorship groups prepared them for clinical practice

Item		Students	Median*	U	Z	Effect size (r)	p-value
How the first four years of medical curriculum prepared them for clinical practice		NC	4	828.5	-3.58	0.35	.003**
		OC	3	828.5	-3.58	0.35	.003**
How the medical curriculum prepared them for:	communication with patients and their next-of-kin	NC	4	748.5	-3.58	0.35	< .001**
	communication with patients and their next-of-kin	OC	4	748.5	-3.58	0.35	< .001**
	ethical reflections	NC	4	951.5	-2.01	0.20	.043**
	ethical reflections	OC	4	951.5	-2.01	0.20	.043**
	collaboration with other health care professionals	NC	3	1297.5	.55	0.05	.584
	collaboration with other health care professionals	OC	4	1297.5	.55	0.05	.584

*Likert score 1–5

**Statistically significant, p<0.05

Int J Med Educ. 2025; 16:52-61; doi: 10.5116/ijme.679e.091b