Table 4: Principle of matrix analysis* using the example of determining the value of different CanMEDS roles for the workshop “Polytrauma” (Topic 9).
* The matrix analysis is used for determining value. Above the main diagonal, the value of “row” versus “column” is rated per cell with a score of 1 to 10 (higher score means more value, 5 means equal value). Scores below the main diagonal result from mirroring, so that the sum of the mirrored cell results in the maximal score (in this case, 10). The example showed that the communicator, collaborator, and professional and medical expert roles are important, the manager role is intermediate, and the scholar and health advocate roles were rated as less important. This can be used directly for planning a course and should be provided as a tool for teachers.