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Table 1 Descriptives for CanMEDS Roles

From: Determining the weighting and relative importance of CanMEDS roles and competencies

CanMEDS Role

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Complexityā€‰Mā€‰(ā€‰SDā€‰)

Frequencyā€‰Mā€‰(ā€‰SDā€‰)

Criticalityā€‰Mā€‰(ā€‰SDā€‰)

Overall Importanceā€‰Mā€‰(ā€‰SDā€‰)

Medical Expert

88

4.37 (0.47)

4.22 (0.71)

4.09 (0.54)

17.71 (4.08)

Communicator

88

4.03 (0.71)

4.20 (0.79)

3.82 (0.66)

16.42 (4.50)

Collaborator

86

3.99 (0.87)

3.86 (0.85)

3.69 (0.76)

14.56 (4.82)

Manager

85

3.97 (0.76)

3.57 (0.88)

3.42 (0.73)

12.72 (4.65)

Health Advocate

84

3.99 (0.77)

3.32 (0.94)

3.41 (0.73)

11.93 (4.66)

Scholar

84

4.20 (0.72)

3.67 (0.92)

3.51 (0.70)

13.30 (4.75)

Professional

83

3.81 (0.86)

3.86 (0.75)

3.86 (0.72)

15.31 (4.51)