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Table 2 Means and ranks of the six competence areas per specialty

From: Defining competence profiles of different medical specialties with the requirement-tracking questionnaire – a pilot study to provide a framework for medial students’ choice of postgraduate training

 

Competence area

Medical specialty

Mental abilities

MW ± SD

(rank)

Sensory abilities

MW ± SD

(rank)

Psychomotor & multitasking abilities

MW ± SD

(rank)

Motivation

MW ± SD

(rank)

Social interactive competences

MW ± SD

(rank)

Personality traits

MW ± SD

(rank)

Anaesthesiology

n = 11

3.63 ± 0.98 (6)

3.91 ± 0.90 (4)

4.09 ± 1.04 (2)

4.38 ± 0.43 (1)

3.79 ± 0.60 (5)

4.01 ± 0.44 (3)

Dermatology

n = 10

3.83 ± 0.45 (5)

3.75 ± 0.42 (6)

4.30 ± 0.48 (2)

4.52 ± 0.53 (1)

3.91 ± 0.36 (4)

3.92 ± 0.51 (3)

ENT

n = 13

3.79 ± 0.64 (6)

3.90 ± 0.67 (4)

4.42 ± 0.81 (2)

4.55 ± 0.34 (1)

4.06 ± 0.46 (3)

3.88 ± 0.65 (5)

General Medicine

n = 11

3.32 ± 0.28 (4)

2.93 ± 0.55 (6)

3.05 ± 0.47 (5)

3.93 ± 0.45 (1)

3.66 ± 0.32 (3)

3.85 ± 0.49 (2)

Gynaecology

n = 7

3.60 ± 0.84 (4)

3.38 ± 0.97 (6)

3.50 ± 0.91 (5)

4.06 ± 0.41 (1)

3.67 ± 0.36 (3)

3.75 ± 0.38 (2)

Internal Medicine

n = 20

3.76 ± 0.59 (4)

3.43 ± 0.70 (5)

3.38 ± 0.72 (6)

4.36 ± 0.39 (1)

3.91 ± 0.41 (2)

3.89 ± 0.42 (3)

Neurology

n = 11

3.57 ± 0.49 (4)

3.07 ± 0.47 (6)

3.55 ± 0.47 (5)

4.40 ± 0.45 (1)

3.61 ± 0.43 (3)

3.73 ± 0.34 (2)

Neurosurgery

n = 12

3.86 ± 0.47 (6)

3.96 ± 0.55 (5)

4.58 ± 0.42 (2)

4.58 ± 0.39 (1)

3.98 ± 0.49 (4)

4.05 ± 0.46 (3)

Ophthalmology

n = 9

3.55 ± 0.51 (5)

3.51 ± 0.38 (6)

4.39 ± 0.55 (1)

4.31 ± 0.46 (2)

3.69 ± 0.53 (4)

3.83 ± 0.40 (3)

Orthopaedics / Trauma Surgery

n = 11

3.56 ± 0.44 (5)

3.28 ± 0.74 (6)

3.86 ± 0.67 (3)

4.55 ± 0.37 (1)

3.83 ± 0.39 (4)

4.00 ± 0.45 (2)

Paediatrics

n = 7

3.37 ± 0.38 (4)

3.27 ± 0.57 (6)

3.36 ± 0.85 (5)

4.20 ± 0.58 (1)

3.79 ± 0.38 (3)

3.92 ± 0.54 (2)

Physiology

n = 12

3.71 ± 0.38 (3)

2.85 ± 0.69 (6)

3.13 ± 1.19 (5)

4.33 ± 0.21 (1)

3.38 ± 0.54 (4)

3.73 ± 0.40 (2)

Psychiatry

n = 7

3.62 ± 0.66 (4)

2.98 ± 0.88 (5)

2.57 ± 1.10 (6)

3.74 ± 0.46 (3)

3.74 ± 0.41 (2)

3.99 ± 0.35 (1)

Psychosomatic Medicine

n = 14

3.50 ± 0.46 (4)

2.99 ± 0.55 (5)

2.11 ± 0.74 (6)

4.23 ± 0.51 (1)

4.10 ± 0.21 (3)

4.12 ± 0.40 (2)

Radiology

n = 9

4.50 ± 0.53 (2)

4.06 ± 0.50 (5)

3.56 ± 0.77 (6)

4.73 ± 0.28 (1)

4.22 ± 0.59 (3)

4.17 ± 0.51 (4)

Surgery

n = 14

3.65 ± 0.57 (5)

3.64 ± 0.46 (6)

4.43 ± 0.55 (2)

4.54 ± 0.44 (1)

3.85 ± 0.50 (4)

4.14 ± 0.47 (3)

Urology

n = 13

3.62 ± 0.53 (5)

3.54 ± 0.73 (6)

4.12 ± 0.58 (2)

4.28 ± 0.44 (1)

3.73 ± 0.47 (4)

4.00 ± 0.52 (3)