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. 2012 Mar 12;7(3):e32089. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032089

Table 4. Odds ratios (OR) for the adjusted associations between faculty's specific domains of teaching performance and the different types of role models as seen by the residents.

Teacher/Supervisor: OR (95% C.I.) Physician: OR (95% C.I.) Person: OR (95% C.I.)
All Specialties #
Learning climate 2.70 (2.03–3.60) 1.76 (1.33–2.33) 1.38 (1.05–1.83)
Professional attitude towards residents 3.28 (2.55–4.21) 2.72 (2.14–3.45) 7.20 (5.50–9.43)
Communication of goals 1.64 (1.32–2.04) 1.25 (1.02–1.52) 1.27 (1.05–1.54)
Evaluation of residents 1.89 (1.42–2.51) 2.08 (1.59–2.72) 0.93 (0.72–1.20)
Feedback 3.23 (2.47–4.23) 1.40 (1.09–1.80) 2.20 (1.73–2.80)
Anesthesiology
Learning climate 1.55 (0.85–2.85) 0.77 (0.45–1.34) 0.65 (0.38–1.11)
Professional attitude towards residents 2.22 (1.34–3.69) 3.20 (2.02–5.39) 5.55 (3.30–9.35)
Communication of goals 2.09 (1.32–3.29) 1.09 (0.68–1.74) 1.43 (0.95–2.16)
Evaluation of residents 2.04 (1.11–3.75) 3.19 (1.79–5.71) 1.57 (0.93–2.64)
Feedback 3.95 (2.17–7.19) 1.94 (1.09–3.45) 2.52 (1.42–4.49)
Internal medicine
Learning climate 5.97 (2.22–16.10) 1.72 (0.81–3.64) 2.21 (0.90–5.40)
Professional attitude towards residents 3.82 (1.59–9.17) 1.94 (0.98–3.83) 6.92 (3.38–14.19)
Communication of goals 1.29 (0.65–2.57) 1.51 (0.78–2.95) 1.11 (0.55–2.24)
Evaluation of residents 1.03 (0.39–2.69) 1.54 (0.70–3.39) 1.32 (0.60–2.91)
Feedback 2.33 (1.16–4.72) 1.23 (0.70–2.16) 1.38 (0.79–2.39)
Gynecology & Obstetrics *
Learning climate 2.27 (1.34–3.85) 1.99 (1.14–3.46) 1.55 (0.96–2.50)
Professional attitude towards residents 3.58 (2.31–5.56) 3.21 (2.06–5.00) 9.31 (5.63–15.39)
Communication of goals 1.09 (0.74–1.60) 1.17 (0.78–1.74) 1.10 (0.77–1.58)
Evaluation of residents 2.67 (1.57–4.53) 1.95 (1.17–3.26) 0.80 (0.49–1.29)
Feedback 4.40 (2.66–7.29) 1.35 (0.88–2.08) 2.41 (1.61–3.60)
Pediatrics *
Learning climate 6.50 (2.80–13.09) 3.67 (1.87–7.24) 1.82 (0.98–3.40)
Professional attitude towards residents 4.67 (2.85–7.65) 2.36 (1.42–3.90) 13.81 (7.88–24.20)
Communication of goals 2.98 (1.89–4.68) 1.10 (0.74–1.65) 1.40 (0.96–2.04)
Evaluation of residents 1.61 (0.97–2.67) 2.76 (1.67–4.55) 0.72 (0.45–1.17)
Feedback 2.45 (1.43–4.22) 1.11 (0.68–1.81) 2.20 (1.28–3.19)
Surgery *
Learning climate 5.06 (1.56–16.44) 2.22 (0.90–5.50) 1.00 (0.39–2.59)
Professional attitude towards residents 4.08 (1.54–10.82) 1.83 (0.71–4.69) 9.60 (3.80–24.29)
Communication of goals 2.39 (0.97–5.90) 1.81 (0.82–4.03) 0.79 (0.35–1.76)
Evaluation of residents 1.14 (0.39–3.36) 2.63 (1.17–5.94) 2.31 (0.75–7.08)
Feedback 7.74 (2.52–23.79) 2.37 (0.87–6.48) 9.49 (3.09–29.08)

All models are adjusted for residents' residency training year and sex and for faculty's experience and sex.

*

 = adjusted for hospital.

#

 = adjusted for specialty.