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Table 3 Importance of maintaining competency in procedural skills and interval to maintain competency

From: Core procedural skills competencies and the maintenance of procedural skills for medical students: a Delphi study

Importance of maintaining competency

M

Median

Median response in importance scalea

IQR

N = 33

5.03

5

Very important

5,6

Interval of maintaining competency at level of proficient

Every 6 months

Every year

Immediately prior to graduation

All of the intervals

Frequency (%)

3 (11)

13 (48)

18 (66)

4 (14)

  1. 1 = Not at all important, 2 = Low importance, 3 = Slightly important, 4 = Moderately important, 5 = Very important, 6 = Extremely important