Table 2.
n | Maximum score possible | Mean | SD | range | |
PGY-2 | 3 | 21 | 17.7 | 0.5 | 17–18 |
PGY-3 | 3 | 27 | 24.7 | 0.5 | 24–25 |
PGY-3 ("bad news")* | 3 | 6 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 5–6 |
PGY-4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 1.6 | 20–24 |
*"bad news" = exercise in breaking the bad news to the patient that a brain tumor had been discovered on neuroimaging