Table 3

Students' assessment of the educational challenge presented by the clerkships

 Students per group
Inadequately challengedOverchallengedUnderchallenged
% (n)% (n)% (n)
Total (n=2382)19.5 (464)7.6 (180)11.9 (284)
Subgroup analysis
 Remained high (n=954)16.0 (153)7.2 (69)8.8 (84)
 Remained low (n=134)25.4 (34)5.2 (7)20.2 (27)
 Increased (n=1002)14.3 (143)7.9 (79)6.4 (64)
 Decreased (n=292)45.9 (134)8.6 (25)37.3 (109)