Table 3 Student RM encounters in each category in formal clinical training courses
Encountered RMs | Students’ experience | Student attributes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Category of behaviors & attributes | Age (years) | Gender | Admission | |||
Pos/Neg | n | Mean | SD | Male % | Bachelor % | |
a. Relationship with patients | P | 40 | 26.2 | 4.01 | 62.5 % | 12.5 % |
P + N | 62 | 26.4 | 4.66 | 66.1 % | 6.5 % | |
N | 11 | 28.0 | 3.80 | 81.8 % | 36.4 % | |
None | 2 | 24.5 | 0.71 | 0 % | 0 % | |
b. Clinical expertise | P | 81 | 26.3 | 3.85 | 67.9 % | 12.3 % |
P + N | 22 | 27.2 | 6.20 | 59.1 % | 4.5 % | |
N | 5 | 26.6 | 3.64 | 100 % | 20.0 % | |
None | 7 | 25.4 | 3.41 | 28.6 % | 14.3 % | |
c. Humanity, personal attributes | P | 46 | 25.8 | 3.85 | 60.9 % | 10.9 % |
P + N | 54 | 26.6 | 4.62 | 66.7 % | 5.6 % | |
N | 11 | 29.1 | 4.76 | 81.8 % | 45.5 % | |
None | 4 | 24.5 | 0.58 | 50.0 % | 0 % | |
d. Lifestyle | P | 59 | 26.4 | 4.16 | 69.5 % | 15.3 % |
P + N | 25 | 26.7 | 5.88 | 68.0 % | 0 % | |
N | 11 | 28.2 | 4.05 | 81.8 % | 36.4 % | |
None | 20 | 25.2 | 1.99 | 40.0 % | 0 % | |
e. Teaching students and health care professionals | P | 49 | 25.9 | 3.98 | 59.2 % | 12.2 % |
P + N | 55 | 26.5 | 4.54 | 67.3 % | 5.5 % | |
N | 10 | 28.8 | 4.57 | 80.0 % | 40.0 % | |
None | 1 | 24.0 | 100 % | 0 % | ||
f. Contributions to the community | P | 84 | 26.0 | 3.68 | 63.1 % | 11.9 % |
P + N | 18 | 27.6 | 6.72 | 66.7 % | 5.6 % | |
N | 4 | 27.5 | 3.51 | 100 % | 25.0 % | |
None | 9 | 27.7 | 4.30 | 66.7 % | 11.1 % | |