TABLE 5

Mean for Qualities That Yielded P Value of Less Than 0.05

QualityPoorly employableMarginally employableSatisfactorily employableOptimally employable
Overall education*2.8586 (0.6852)2.6906 (0.5728)2.7778 (0.5734)2.875 (0.5542)
Number of clinics3.7677 (2.0841)3.7547 (2.1205)4.1010 (2.0251)4.2857 (2.3214)
Number of clinical hours*4.4040 (1.8677)5.0334 (1.7153)5.1313 (1.7202)4.8036 (1.8085)
GPA*4.5556 (0.7454)4.6226 (0.7494)4.7914 (0.6903)4.7813 (0.6639)
Number of schools within  100-mile radius*1.8788 (1.2958)1.4302 (1.2747)1.5017 (1.2140)1.3393 (1.2169)
Number of board attempts*1.1515 (0.4371)1.0641 (0.2746)1.0269 (0.1622)1.0446 (0.2276)
  • * P < 0.01.

  • P = 0.04.

  • Data in parentheses are SD.