Table 4.
Preceptor Behaviours Ranking
| Rank | Question | Number saying important for learning (%) | Number not answering question | Number saying detrimental for learning (%) |
| 1 | Is open to questions | 1540 (96.7) | 5 | 1 (0.1) |
| 2 | Gives constructive feedback | 1522 (95.6) | 6 | 1 (0.1) |
| 3 | Demonstrates enthusiasm for teaching | 1515 (95.1) | 5 | 1 (0.1) |
| 4 | Reviews differential diagnoses | 1507 (94.6) | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Delegates appropriate responsibility for patient care | 1491 (93.7) | 7 | 1 (0.1) |
| 6 | Gives timely feedback | 1445 (90.7) | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Has a strong command of his or her specialty | 1433 (90.1) | 7 | 2 (0.1) |
| 8 | Discusses clinical topics in an organized way | 1416 (88.9) | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Makes student feel like a valued member of the practice | 1407 (88.3) | 5 | 1 (0.1) |
| 10 | Identifies and responds to student's specific learning needs | 1398(87.9) | 8 | 1 (0.1) |
| 11 | Discusses own clinical reasoning processes | 1396 (87.3) | 8 | 1 (0.1) |
| 12 | Asks for students' ideas before giving own | 1372 (86.1) | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Discusses clinical topics concisely | 1361 (85.5) | 6 | 1 (0.1) |
| 14 | Demonstrates a caring attitude towards students | 1347 (84.6) | 5 | 1 (0.1) |
| 15 | Sets time aside to discuss topics unable to be discussed during busy clinics | 1340 (84.3) | 10 | 4 (0.3) |
| 16 | Provides a role model of professional behaviour | 1327 (83.5) | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Asks students differing complexities of questions | 1302 (81.8) | 6 | 3 (0.2) |
| 18 | Welcomes differing points of view | 1294 (81.3) | 7 | 2 (0.1) |
| 19 | Demonstrates a caring attitude towards patients | 1279 (80.3) | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Facilitates student's participation in follow-up care | 1263 (79.4) | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Teaches physical examination | 1218 (76.8) | 13 | 3 (0.2) |
| 22 | Monitors quality of the rotation | 1216 (76.4) | 6 | 1 (0.1) |
| 23 | Seeks to understand student's ideas | 1186 (74.5) | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Suggests relevant reading | 1172 (73.6) | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Connects new ideas to existing knowledge | 1149 (72.4) | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | Defines student's role | 1087 (68.4) | 8 | 3 (0.2) |
| 27 | Provides a role model of a balance between personal and professional life | 1079 (67.9) | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Teaches appropriate use of health care resources | 1072 (67.4) | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | Teaches use of community resources | 1005 (63.2) | 7 | 0 |
| 29 | Demonstrates effective interactions with support staff | 1005 (63.2) | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | Observes clinical interactions directly | 966 (60.8) | 8 | 7 (0.4) |
| 31 | Teaches communication skills | 940 (59.2) | 10 | 2 (0.1) |
| 32 | Discusses limitations of his or her own knowledge | 899 (56.5) | 7 | 1 (0.1) |
| 33 | Provides background on patients before students sees patient | 602 (37.8) | 5 | 36 (2.3) |
| 34 | Outlines specific task(s) to be done during a clinical encounter | 595 (37.5) | 12 | 30 (1.9) |
| 35 | Teaches in the patient's presence | 429 (27.1) | 14 | 116 (7.3) |
| 36 | Focuses on one teaching theme per clinic | 348 (21.9) | 9 | 71 (4.4) |
| 37 | Reviews case in the patient's presence | 281 (17.7) | 10 | 242 (15.1) |