Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents (n = 662).
From: Academic medical postgraduates: a competence iceberg model and measurement development
Variable | Category | No. (%)/Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Population | Students | 446 (67.37%) |
Mentors | 216 (32.63%) | |
Age in years | Students | 28.07 (3.32) |
Mentors | 47.12 (7.24) | |
Sex | Male | 467 (70.54%) |
Female | 195 (29.46%) | |
Students’ educational background | Doctoral students | 59 (13.23%) |
Master’s students | 387 (86.77%) | |
Students’ grade | First grade | 175 (39.24%) |
Second grade | 121 (27.13%) | |
Third grade | 122 (27.35%) | |
Other | 28 (6.28%) | |
Type of student | Research degree | 219 (49.1%) |
Professional degree | 227 (50.9%) | |
Mentors’ educational background | Doctor | 203 (93.98%) |
Master | 10 (4.63%) | |
Bachelor | 3 (1.39%) | |
Mentors’ title | Professor | 104 (48.15%) |
Associate professor | 104 (48.15%) | |
Lecturer | 8 (3.7%) | |
Mentors’ type | Doctoral mentors | 109 (50.46%) |
Master mentors | 107 (49.54%) | |
Mentoring degree | Research degree | 131 (60.65%) |
Professional degree | 21 (9.72%) | |
Both | 64 (29.63%) | |
Major | Clinical medicine | 355 (53.63%) |
Basic medicine | 82 (12.39%) | |
Preventive medicine | 43 (6.50%) | |
Pharmacy | 70 (10.57%) | |
Medical technology | 21 (3.17%) | |
Nursing | 18 (2.72%) | |
Medical related majors | 57 (8.61%) | |
Missing | 16 (2.41%) | |
Unit | Naval Medical University | 200 (30.21%) |
Army Medical University | 191 (28.85%) | |
Air Force Medical University | 185 (27.95%) | |
Guilin Medical University | 52 (7.85%) | |
Guangzhou Medical University | 34 (5.14%) |
