Table 1 Means and difference scores across competence areas and specialties
Competence areas | ||||||||||
Specialties | Motivation | Personality traits | Social interactive competences | |||||||
Students M ± SD | Physicians M ± SD | Diff | Students M ± SD | Physicians M ± SD | Diff | Students M ± SD | Physicians M ± SD | Diff | ||
Internal medicine ns = 44 np = 20 | 3.93 ± 0.51 | 4.36 ± 0.39 | -0.43 | 3.65 ± 0.33 | 3.89 ± 0.42 | -0.24 | 3.76 ± 0.31 | 3.91 ± 0.41 | -0.15 | |
General medicine ns = 24 np = 11 | 3.82 ± 0.66 | 3.93 ± 0.45 | -0.11 | 3.74 ± 0.33 | 3.85 ± 0.49 | -0.11 | 3.70 ± 0.34 | 3.66 ± 0.32 | 0.04 | |
Paediatrics ns = 21 np = 7 | 4.02 ± 0.40 | 4.20 ± 0.58 | -0.18 | 3.89 ± 0.35 | 3.92 ± 0.54 | -0.03 | 3.78 ± 0.33 | 3.79 ± 0.38 | -0.01 | |
Anaesthesiology ns = 18 np = 11 | 3.93 ± 0.56 | 4.38 ± 0.43 | -0.45 | 3.81 ± 0.35 | 4.01 ± 0.44 | -0.20 | 3.86 ± 0.28 | 3.79 ± 0.60 | 0.07 | |
Gynaecology ns = 17 np = 7 | 3.73 ± 0.35 | 4.06 ± 0.41 | -0.33 | 3.61 ± 0.36 | 3.75 ± 0.38 | -0.14 | 3.67 ± 0.35 | 3.67 ± 0.36 | 0.00 | |
Surgery ns = 15 np = 14 | 3.94 ± 0.75 | 4.54 ± 0.44 | -0.60 | 3.95 ± 0.22 | 4.14 ± 0.47 | -0.19 | 3.85 ± 0.39 | 3.85 ± 0.50 | 0.00 | |
Orthopaedics ns = 8 np = 11 | 3.83 ± 0.69 | 4.55 ± 0.37 | -0.72 | 3.58 ± 0.55 | 4.00 ± 0.45 | -0.42 | 3.93 ± 0.49 | 3.83 ± 0.39 | 0.10 | |
Dermatology ns = 7 np = 10 | 4.20 ± 0.53 | 4.52 ± 0.53 | -0.32 | 3.76 ± 0.29 | 3.92 ± 0.51 | -0.16 | 3.84 ± 0.26 | 3.91 ± 0.36 | -0.07 | |
Radiology ns = 7 np = 9 | 3.89 ± 0.41 | 4.73 ± 0.28 | -0.84 | 3.70 ± 0.47 | 4.17 ± 0.51 | -0.47 | 3.79 ± 0.57 | 4.22 ± 0.59 | -0.43 | |
Mean | 3.90 | 4.36 | -0.44 | 3.73 | 3.96 | -0.22 | 3.78 | 3.85 | -0.04 | |
Competence areas | ||||||||||
Specialties | Mental abilities | Psychomotor & multitasking abilities | Sensory abilities | Overall | ||||||
Students M ± SD | Physicians M ± SD | Diff | Students M ± SD | Physicians M ± SD | Diff | Students M ± SD | Physicians M ± SD | Diff | Diff | |
Internal medicine ns = 44 np = 20 | 3.83 ± 0.41 | 3.76 ± 0.59 | 0.07 | 3.55 ± 0.65 | 3.38 ± 0.72 | 0.17 | 3.51 ± 0.51 | 3.43 ± 0.70 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
General medicine ns = 24 np = 11 | 3.68 ± 0.74 | 3.32 ± 0.28 | 0.36 | 3.46 ± 0.86 | 3.05 ± 0.47 | 0.41 | 3.33 ± 0.73 | 2.93 ± 0.55 | 0.40 | 0.17 |
Paediatrics ns = 21 np = 7 | 3.90 ± 0.56 | 3.37 ± 0.38 | 0.53 | 3.74 ± 0.87 | 3.36 ± 0.85 | 0.38 | 3.68 ± 0.61 | 3.27 ± 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.05 |
Anaesthesiology ns = 18 np = 11 | 3.79 ± 0.44 | 3.63 ± 0.98 | 0.16 | 3.75 ± 0.58 | 4.09 ± 1.04 | -0.34 | 3.83 ± 0.50 | 3.91 ± 0.90 | -0.08 | -0.14 |
Gynaecology ns = 17 np = 7 | 3.95 ± 0.38 | 3.60 ± 0.84 | 0.35 | 3.88 ± 0.74 | 3.50 ± 0.91 | 0.38 | 3.45 ± 0.49 | 3.38 ± 0.97 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
Surgery ns = 15 np = 14 | 3.98 ± 0.46 | 3.65 ± 0.57 | 0.33 | 4.18 ± 0.46 | 4.43 ± 0.55 | -0.25 | 3.91 ± 0.52 | 3.64 ± 0.46 | 0.27 | -0.07 |
Orthopaedics ns = 8 np = 11 | 4.00 ± 0.60 | 3.56 ± 0.44 | 0.44 | 3.81 ± 0.88 | 3.86 ± 0.67 | -0.05 | 3.88 ± 0.53 | 3.28 ± 0.74 | 0.60 | -0.01 |
Dermatology ns = 7 np = 10 | 3.56 ± 0.30 | 3.83 ± 0.45 | -0.27 | 3.21 ± 0.76 | 4.30 ± 0.48 | -1.09 | 3.56 ± 0.30 | 3.75 ± 0.42 | -0.19 | -0.35 |
Radiology ns = 7 np = 9 | 4.33 ± 0.42 | 4.50 ± 0.53 | -0.17 | 3.93 ± 0.79 | 3.56 ± 0.77 | 0.37 | 4.06 ± 0.40 | 4.06 ± 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
Mean | 3.87 | 3.69 | 0.22 | 3.70 | 3.73 | -0.02 | 3.60 | 3.51 | 0.17 | -0.05 |