Table 1.
Characteristics of Medicine Rounding Sessions (n = 412)
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Resident year-of-training | |
| Junior resident (PGY-2) | 267 (65) |
| Senior resident (PGY-3 or PGY-4) | 145 (35) |
| Attending physician years in practice | |
| 1–4 years | 151 (37) |
| 5–15 years | 151 (37) |
| 16–27 years | 110 (27) |
| Day of the week | |
| Weekday | 295 (72) |
| Weekend | 117 (28) |
| Medicine team call daya | |
| No | 310 (75) |
| Yes | 102 (25) |
| Intern or resident in clinic | |
| No | 314 (76) |
| Yes | 98 (24) |
| Attending physician “new to service”b | |
| No | 354 (86) |
| Yes | 58 (14) |
aCall day = team accepts patients primarily from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Non-call day = one of remaining 3 days when primary admissions are overnight “short” call admissions or morning admissions
b“New to service” = the first day on service for the attending physician, including weekdays and weekends