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Table 4 Ranking order of the 25 competencies by final year and first year medical students

From: Differences between medical student and faculty perceptions of the competencies needed for the first year of residency

Competency

Final year

(N = 47)

First year

(N = 55)

rank

M ± SD

rank

M ± SD

Empathy and openness

1

4.11 ± 1.13

2

4.35 ± 1.08

Responsibility

2

4.09 ± 1.19

1

4.38 ± 0.95

Knowing and maintaining own personal bounds and possibilities

3

4.04 ± 1.32

4

3.67 ± 1.33

Structure, work planning and priorities

4

3.96 ± 1.28**

13

3.05 ± 1.43

Coping with mistakes

5

3.91 ± 1.00**

8

3.35 ± 1.06

Active listening to patients

6

3.89 ± 1.07

3

4.07 ± 1.10

Teamwork and collegiality

7

3.87 ± 1.10

5

3.62 ± 1.25

Verbal communication with colleagues and supervisors

8

3.36 ± 1.15*

16

2.76 ± 1.32

Ethical awareness

9

3.32 ± 1.37

12

3.09 ± 1.51

Advising patients

10

3.28 ± 1.21

6

3.45 ± 1.15

Handling emotions of patients and their relatives

11

3.21 ± 1.16

11

3.13 ± 1.14

Coping with uncertainty

12

3.11 ± 1.48*

20

2.44 ± 1.10

Attention to individual patient background

13

3.02 ± 1.26

10

3.20 ± 1.31

Respecting privacy and autonomy of the patient

14

2.81 ± 1.19

7

3.36 ± 1.18*

Scientifically and empirically grounded method of working

15

2.79 ± 1.53

19

2.64 ± 1.52

Active professional development

16

2.70 ± 1.28

15

2.93 ± 1.27

Adapted informing of patients

17

2.60 ± 1.15

9

3.27 ± 1.41*

Attention to psychosocial aspects of health problems

18

2.57 ± 1.04

14

2.93 ± 1.02

Safety and risk management

19

2.57 ± 1.41

18

2.71 ± 1.34

Written (and digital) account/report to colleagues and supervisors

20

2.49 ± 1.14***

24

1.73 ± 0.97

Attention to relatives and caregivers

21

2.13 ± 1.10

21

2.35 ± 1.24

Active health promotion

22

2.11 ± 1.18

17

2.75 ± 1.39*

Continuity in the care process

23

1.89 ± 0.98

22

2.11 ± 1.18

Role differentiation

24

1.68 ± 1.14

23

1.98 ± 1.31

Financial and social awareness

25

1.49 ± 0.80

25

1.69 ± 1.05

  1. *: p < .05, **: p < .01, ***:p < .001; ranks 1–10 are marked in bold