Table 1.
Respondents' Characteristics
| Characteristic | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents, N = 90 * | Attendings, N = 33 | Nurses, N = 44 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 28 (31.1) | 8 (25.0) | 39 (90.7) |
| Site† | |||
| ECMC | 43 (47.8) | 13 (40.6) | 43 (100) |
| VAMC | 47 (52.2) | 19 (59.4) | 0 (0) |
| Education | |||
| International graduates | 63 (70.0) | 13 (40.6) | N/A |
| Postgraduate year | |||
| 1 | 35 (38.9) | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | 27 (30.0) | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | 22 (24.4) | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | 3 (3.3) | N/A | N/A |
| Mean (SD) | |||
| Age | 29.4 (3.52) | 45.5 (9.16) | 34.9 (10.91) |
| Years since graduation from medical school | 4.1 (3.19) | 18.8 (8.90) | N/A |
| Number day rotations | 2.2 (1.57) | N/A | N/A |
| Number night rotations | 0.5 (0.61) | N/A | N/A |
| Years as teaching attending | N/A | 12.1 (8.65) | N/A |
| Weeks per year on inpatient service | N/A | 7.3 (4.39) | N/A |
| Years as nurse | N/A | N/A | 5.3 (6.97) |
| Years with internal medicine | N/A | N/A | 3.8 (4.92) |
*
Three residents did not respond to demographic questions.
†
ECMC, Erie County Medical Center: VAMC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center; IMG, International medical graduate; BSN, Bachelors of Science in Nursing; N/A, not applicable.