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. 2010 Dec 29;5(12):e15202. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015202

Table 2. Correlations between Faculty's Teaching Qualities and Their Being Seen as Specialist Role Models.

Learning climate Professional attitude to residents Communication of goals Evaluation of residents Feedback
All specialties 0.637** 0.634** 0.516** 0.493** 0.599**
- First year residents 0.605** 0.637** 0.452** 0.455** 0.606**
- Second year residents 0.584** 0.591** 0.412** 0.344** 0.501**
- Third year residents 0.562** 0.586** 0.504** 0.414** 0.546**
- Fourth year residents 0.700** 0.650** 0.606** 0.589** 0.662**
- Fifth year residents 0.655** 0.657** 0.495** 0.536** 0.619**
- Sixth year residents 0.666** 0.636** 0.544** 0.561** 0.666**
Specific specialties
Internal medicine 0.747** 0.722** 0.610** 0.584** 0.676**
Chest medicine 0.584** 0.650** 0.412* 0.509** 0.296
Cardiology 0.698** 0.627** 0.515** 0.450** 0.639**
Gastroenterology 0.490** 0.555** 0.326* 0.445** 0.393**
Neurology 0.633** 0.379** 0.494** 0.553** 0.318**
Radiology 0.725** 0.677** 0.625** 0.647** 0.687**
Radiotherapy 0.614** 0.592** 0.490** 0.531** 0.471**
Pediatrics 0.626** 0.668** 0.524** 0.475** 0.661**
General surgery 0.710** 0.674** 0.639** 0.559** 0.722**
Anesthesiology 0.554** 0.594** 0.499** 0.457** 0.591**
Neurosurgery 0.372 0.050 -0.294 0.305 0.118
Plastic surgery 0.576** 0.502** 0.542** 0.667** 0.534**
Ophthalmology 0.717** 0.595* 0.467 0.538* 0.867**
Obstetrics & gynecology 0.509** 0.566** 0.478** 0.357** 0.462**
Physical medicine and rehabilitation 0.253 0.290 -0.868* 0.169 0.306
Clinical genetics 0.585** 0.676** 0.655** 0.646** 0.720**
Pathology 0.464** 0.403** -0.179 -0.020 0.241*
Orthopedic surgery 0.591** 0.761** 0.888** 0.276 0.247
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery (ENT) 0.456** 0.545** 0.335** 0.314** 0.502**

Correlation is significant at

*

P<0.05,

**

P<0.01.