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Table 2 Comparison of mean importance scores for family practice and specialty physicians

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

CanMEDS Role

ā€‰nā€‰

ā€‰Mā€‰

ā€‰SDā€‰

ā€‰tā€‰

ā€‰Pā€‰

Medical Expert

Family Specialty

23 65

17.07 17.93

3.69 4.21

-.87

.38

Communicator

Family Specialty

23 65

17.29 16.11

2.81 4.94

1.08

.28

Collaborator

Family Specialty

23 63

15.04 14.40

3.81 5.16

.55

.59

Manager

Family Specialty

22 63

12.52 12.79

4.35 4.79

-.24

.82

Health Advocate

Family Specialty

22 62

12.30 11.08

3.95 4.90

.43

.67

Scholar

Family Specialty

22 62

12.20 13.69

4.13 4.93

āˆ’1.27

.21

Professional

Family Specialty

22 61

16.22 14.98

3.78 4.73

1.11

.27