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Expert authority, participation rate, and the degree of consensus were assessed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A competency evaluation framework consisting of five first-level indicators and 36second-level indicators was established. The expert authority coefficients in the two rounds were 0.829 and 0.830, respectively. Kendall\u2019s W coordination coefficients were\n                      <jats:italic>0.157 and 0.112<\/jats:italic>\n                      (both\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The weights of the first-level indicators, ranked from highest to lowest, were Professional Knowlege (41.10%), Research Capability (20.68%), Teaching Ability (18.33%), Professionalism (13.79%), and Personality Traits (6.10%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The resulting framework demonstrates sound validity and reliability. 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