Table 5.

Results of Wilcoxon signed ranks tests for ‘Academic/Physician’ group with mean scores of principle domains indicated

Principle domains	Good clinical care	General principles of assessment & management of occup health hazards	Assessment of disability & fitness for work	Environ issues related to work practice	Health promotion	Ethical & legal issues	Clinical governance & improvement	Communication skills	Team working & leadership	Teaching & educational supervision	Research methods	Management skills
	4.55 ± 0.20	4.32 ± 0.46	4.20 ± 0.22	3.94 ± 0.21	3.72 ± 0.17	4.38 ± 0.29	4.20 ± 0.19	4.35 ± 0.27	4.22 ± 0.14	3.77 ± 0.08	3.87 ± 0.27	3.89 ± 0.19
Good Clinical Care 4.55 ± 0.20		**	***	***	***	*	***	***	***	***	***	***
General Principles of assessment & Management of Occup Health Hazards 4.32 ± 0.46			**	**	**	NS	NS	NS	**	***	**	***
Assessment of disability & fitness for work 4.20 ± 0.22				NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	*	NS	NS
Environmental Issues Related to Work Practice 3.94 ± 0.21				NS	*	***	**	***	NS	NS	NS	NS
Health Promotion 3.72 ± 0.17					*	***	***	***	NS	NS	NS	NS
Ethical and Legal issues 4.38 ± 0.29						***	NS	**	**	***	***	***
Clinical Governance & Improvement 4.20 ± 0.19							NS	NS	*	***	**	***
Communication skills 4.35 ± 0.27								NS	*	***	***	***
Team working & leadership 4.22 ± 0.14										***	NS	**
Teaching & Educational Supervision 3.77 ± 0.08											NS	NS
Research methods 3.87 ± 0.27
Management skills 3.89 ± 0.19

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; alternative = “greater”; row item higher versus column