Table 5 Categorization of the 30 themes identified in the current study (number of descriptions out of 197 in total)
Characteristics | Themes |
|---|---|
Teacher characteristics | Provided sufficient support (35) |
Presented residents with chances to think (24) | |
Provided feedback (18) | |
Provided specific indications of areas needing improvement (18) | |
Was accessible (12) | |
Provided residents with opportunities to practice (12) | |
Established clear roles for residents (7) | |
Did not criticize residents’ personalities (6) | |
Treated individual residents equally (6) | |
Provided opportunities for consultation (6) | |
Did not get angry with residents (5) | |
Was an enthusiastic teacher (4) | |
Acknowledged residents as doctors (3) | |
Actively involved residents in patient care (3) | |
Provided clear explanations (3) | |
Treated residents as equals (2) | |
Thought about areas of uncertainty together with residents (2) | |
Looked up information together with residents (2) | |
Did not compare the ability of a resident with that of other residents (1) | |
Was not boring (1) | |
Established clear goals (1) | |
Showed the next step (1) | |
Provided references for further learning (1) | |
Assessed residents (1) | |
Physician characteristics | Was enthusiastic about patient care (12) |
Did not get angry with patients (8) | |
Demonstrated reasoning processes (6) | |
Did not display bad manners (2) | |
Established good relationships with medical staff (1) | |
Did not pretend to know everything (1) | |
Human characteristics | None |