Swift procedure execution
There was a time limitation to complete each clinical skill. On the first testing, the average time to perform history taking was 503.4 seconds (SD=117.9), for rectal examination 194.9 seconds (SD=31.3) and for venipuncture 232.3 seconds (SD=50.0). A significant reduction in time needed to complete the task was observed in all clinical skills compared to the first testing (history taking, p=0.02; rectal examination, p=0.001; venipuncture, p=0.0001). Results are shown in Figure 2.
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Figure 2. Time needed to complete each clinical skill prior and after 9-week Internal medicine clerkship.