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Table 5 Ranking order of the 25 competencies by all participating women and men

From: Competencies for first year residents – physicians’ views from medical schools with different undergraduate curricula

Competency

Women

(n = 57)

Men

(n = 143)

rank

Mdn

rank

Mdn

Responsibility

1

5

1

5

Structure, work planning and priorities

2

5b

5

4

Knowing and maintaining own personal bounds and possibilities

3

5

3

4

Teamwork and collegiality

4

4

2

4

Empathy and openness

5

4

4

4

Verbal communication with colleagues and supervisors

6

4b

13

3

Active listening to patients

7

4

9

4

Coping with mistakes

8

4

7

4

Ethical awareness

9

3

8

4

Coping with uncertainty

10

3

16

3

Scientifically and empirically grounded method of working

11

3

6

4b

Advising patients

12

3

10

3

Safety and risk management

13

3

11

3

Handling emotions of patients and their relatives

14

3

14

3

Active professional development

15

3

12

3

Adapted informing of patients

16

3

18

3

Attention to individual patient background

17

3

17

3

Role differentiation

18

3

22

1

Respecting privacy and autonomy of the patient

19

2

15

3

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

20

2

20

2

Attention to relatives and caregivers

21

2

19

2a

Continuity in the care process

22

2

21

2

Attention to psychosocial aspects of health problems

23

2

23

2

Active health promotion

24

1

24

1

Financial and social awareness

25

1

25

1

  1. a p < .05, b p < .01; ranks 1 – 10 are marked in bold