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Table 4 Importance of pharmacy mentors’ competence for mentors from different educational backgrounds

From: Competence of pharmacy mentors: a survey of the perceptions of pharmacy postgraduates and their mentors

Subscale

Mentors’ educational background

F

P

Bachelor’s(n = 4)

Master’s(n = 14)

Doctorate(n = 90)

Research competence

70.000 ± 8.756

64.710 ± 7.237

64.580 ± 7.009

1.120

0.330

Educational competence

37.250 ± 2.754

32.714 ± 6.650

30.233 ± 5.253

4.239

0.017

Supportive competence

31.750 ± 2.630

26.429 ± 7.046

24.044 ± 5.234

4.717

0.011

Communication competence

31.500 ± 2.380

28.714 ± 3.384

28.489 ± 4.015

1.143

0.323

Academic achievement

32.250 ± 1.708

25.214 ± 6.015

23.244 ± 5.420

5.791

0.004

Professional knowledge

31.750 ± 1.500

28.714 ± 5.150

28.644 ± 4.788

0.812

0.447

  1. Values are expressed as the means of three replicates with standard deviations (Mean ± SD).