. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 13.

Published in final edited form as: J Natl Med Assoc. 2008 Dec;100(12):1377–1383. doi: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31537-6

Table 1.

Medical student rotations after hospital closure in public hospitals

Medical Student Rotations	Training within South Los Angeles after Hospital Closure	Percent Training in PSNH (Year 07/08)	Average Miles Traveled
Family medicine	Yes	100% (24/24)^†	0
General surgery	No	100% (24/24)^†	9.64
Outpatient medicine	Yes	100% (24/24)^†	0
Primary care	Yes	100% (24/24)^†	0
Obstetrics/gynecology	No	58% (14/24)^*	22.8
Outpatient pediatrics	Yes	58% (14/24)^*	0
Pediatrics	No	50% (12/24)^*	9.64
Inpatient medicine	No	42% (10/24)^*	14.9
Psychiatry	No	33% (8/24)^*	9.64
Surgical subspecialties	No	0% (0/24)^*	n/a
TOTAL	28% (7/24)	71% (17/24)^§	16.63 ± 9.7

Note: All statistical tests were performed using 1-sided Fisher’s exact test for significance comparing posthospital closure to prehospital closure. Surgical subspecialties include anesthesiology, otolaryngology, orthopedics and ophthalmology, and are no longer available to medical students.

p<0.001

^§

p=0.005

^†

Nonsignificant change. Source: Charles Drew University, Office of the College of Medicine Dean.