Table 3

Adjustment of competency indicators after the first round of the Delphi survey

Indicators		Adjustment
Modification
Primary indicator	–	–
Secondary indicator	1.1 Clinical skills	1.1 Clinical knowledge and skills
	1.4 Doctor–patient communication	1.4 Communication and cooperation
	2.1 Teaching theory and method	2.1 Theoretical lectures
	2.2 Practical teaching 2.3 Joint teaching with primary care	Indicator 2.3 merged to ‘2.2 Practical teaching’
	2.4 Continuing learning	2.3 Self-directed learning
	3.1 Project design	3.1 Project design and declaration
	3.4 Writing paper and submission	3.3 Report of scientific research results
	4.1 Guide disease prevention	4.1 Disease prevention
Tertiary indicator	1.2.1 Management of disease at early stages and undifferentiated disease	1.2.1 Manage diseases at early stage presenting in an undifferentiated way
	2.1.1 Preparation of lectures	2.1.1 Preparation and design for lectures
	2.2.3 Guiding management of patients	2.2.3 Provide instruction to trainees in disease diagnosis and treatment
	2.2.4 Leading case discussions	2.2.4 Provide instruction to trainees in case discussion
	2.3.1 Joint teaching with community	2.2.5 Conduct joint theoretical lectures with primary care
	2.3.2 Joint case discussions with community	2.4.2 Conduct joint case discussion with primary care
	2.3.3 Joint rounds with community	2.3.3 Conduct joint teaching patient rounds with primary care
	2.4.3 Taking part in the competition actively	2.4.3 Participate in academic activities actively
	3.2.1 Know about the general principles of research	3.1.3 Know about the principles of research
	3.2.2 Know about the general methods of research	3.2.2 Know about scientific research methods
	3.3.1 Data collation 3.3.2 Data analysis	Merged as ‘3.3.1 Statistical analysis of data’
	3.4.1 Write scientific research papers	3.4.1 Write paper
Deletion
Primary indicator	–	–
Secondary indicator	3.3 Data processing	Did not achieve consensus level
Tertiary indicator	–	–
Addition
Primary indicator	–	–
Secondary indicator	–	–
Tertiary indicator	1.1.1 Be with in-depth knowledge of clinical medicine	Suggested to be added by more than two experts
	1.1.2 Be with in-depth knowledge of general practice
	1.3.6 Direct community-based chronic disease management
	1.4.6 Communicate effectively with colleagues
	1.4.7 Communicate effectively with staff in primary care institutions
	2.1.2 Know about teaching techniques
	3.2.1 Know about investigation techniques