Skip to main content
. 2004 Jan;19(1):8–15. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.20907.x

Table 3.

Evaluation of Selected Attending Attributes by Attending Type and Year of Graduation from Medical School

Percent Replying “Strongly Agree” or “Very Strongly Agree”
Attending Attribute Hospitalist General Medicine Subspecialis P Value* MD ≥ 1990 MD < 1990 P Value
1. Is enthusiastic and understanding 90.7 88.6 82.2 .093 91.7 84.7 .026
2. Seems interested in social and psychological aspects of illness 78.7 92.1† 79.2 .007 85.5 79.5 .107
3. Inspires confidence in his/her knowledge of subject 87.0 86.0 78.8 .162 88.9 80.8 .020
4. Emphasizes concepts rather than factual recall 85.5 87.7 77.2 .082 88.8 79.6 .010
6. Provides opportunity for discussion 85.4 89.4 77.0 .039 89.3 79.9 .008
7. Encourages me to think 87.0 85.7 81.2 .402 88.8 81.8 .041
8. Attitudes to patients fit my concept of professional behavior 87.0 93.0 87.0 .230 92.3 85.1 .021
9. Occasionally challenges points presented in text and journals 80.1† 67.5 69.1 .021 81.0 67.5 .002
10. Is usually well prepared for teaching sessions 91.3 89.4 79.6 .012 91.2 85.0 .051
11. Conveys enjoyment of associating with me and my colleagues 85.1 91.1 78.2 .032 88.4 81.9 .062
12. Provides feedback and direction 81.2 88.5 65.4 .001 86.9 72.1 .001
14. Deals with colleagues and staff in a friendly manner 88.4 98.3† 87.1 .005 91.3 90.3 .727
15. Teaching is suited to my level of sophistication 85.6 90.4 80.0 .099 89.4 81.9 .028
16. Invites comments rather than providing all the answers 88.4 93.9 81.0 .015 90.3 86.0 .167
19. Is clear and understandable in explanations 89.4 93.0 77.0 .001 94.2 80.9 .001
20. Encourages me to ask questions 83.1 86.0 71.3 .013 86.9 75.5 .003
21. Emphasizes problem-solving approach rather than solutions per se 82.7 88.5 71.0 .004 87.9 75.4 .001
25. Is usually readily available for discussion 89.3 89.4 65.4 .001 90.7 76.7 .001

MD ≥ 1990, attending received MD in 1990 or later; MD < 1990, attending received MD before 1990.

*

χ2 test with 2 degrees of freedom, comparing across 3 attending types.

†

P < .05 for comparison of hospitalist to general medicine attending,χ2test with 1 degree of freedom.