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. 2023 Dec 4;23:914. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04908-8

Table 2.

The supervisor’s clinical competence level and pedagogical training

Variable All = 1002
n (%)
University hospital = 517
n (%)
Non-University hospital = 485
n (%)
Clinical competence level
Before residency1 148 (15) 46 (9) 102 (21)
Resident 315 (31) 171 (34) 144 (30)
Consultant 539 (54) 300 (59) 239 (50)
Hospital type
University hospital 517 (52)
Non-university hospital 485 (48)
Clinical supervisor in course
Internal medicine 296 (30) 157 (31) 139 (29)
Surgery2 296 (30) 144 (28) 152 (32)
Obstetrics, gynaecology 94 (10) 42 (8) 52 (11)
Paediatrics and child psychiatry 77 (8) 35 (7) 42 (9)
Infectious diseases 45 (5) 21 (4) 24 (5)
Psychiatry 44 (5) 38 (7) 6 (1)
Neurology 28 (3) 20 (4) 8 (2)
Introduction to clinical practice3 28 (3) 9 (2) 19 (4)
Ophthalmology 26 (3) 10 (2) 16 (3)
Dermatology 23 (2) 16 (3) 7 (1)
Otorhinolaryngology 17 (2) 15 (3) 2 (< 1)
Clinical consultation skills 12 (1) 2 (< 1) 10 (2)

1Including internship and clinical practice before internship

2The course in surgery includes orthopedics, anaesthesia/intensive care and oncology

3The introduction to clinical practice can be done in any speciality