Table 4

Mean score improvement in surgical skills OSCE evaluation

Pre-OSCE

Post-OSCE

Mean Difference

SD

p

Effect size

Scrubbing, gowning & gloving

2.74

4.51

1.77

1.14

<.001

1.55

Hand knot-tying

0.43

5.29

4.86

1.15

<.001

4.23

Surgical knot-tying

0.03

3.41

3.39

1.06

<.001

3.20

Venous cut down

1.57

4.71

3.14

1.44

<.001

2.18

Laparotomy

0.71

4.13

3.41

1.28

<.001

2.66

Adult intubation

1.41

3.94

2.53

1.49

<.001

1.70

Taché et al. Human Resources for Health 2009 7:64   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-7-64