Table 1. Characteristics of study participants.
Characteristics | Value (%) n = 148 |
Age | |
Total simple | 38±10 years* |
Attendings | 43±10 years* |
Residents | 31±5 years* |
Position † | |
Attendings | 91 (61.5%) |
Residents | 56 (38.5%) |
Teaching status ‡ | |
Teaching Attendings | 54 (60%) |
Non-teaching Attendings | 36 (40%) |
Gender | |
Male | 96 (64.9%) |
Female | 52 (35.1%) |
Specialty | |
Internal Medicine and subspecialties | 59 (39.9%) |
Attendings | 31 (52.5%) |
Residents | 28 (47.5%) |
General Surgery and subspecialties† | 32 (21.6%) |
Attendings | 21 (67.7%) |
Residents | 10 (32.3%) |
Pediatrics | 28 (18.9%) |
Attendings | 14 (50%) |
Residents | 14 (50%) |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | 16 (10.8%) |
Attendings | 13 (81.2%) |
Residents | 3 (18.8%) |
Anesthesiology | 13 (8.8%) |
Attendings | 12 (92.3%) |
Residents | 1 (7.7%) |
*Mean ± standard deviation.
One physician (General Surgery and subspecialties) did not report her position.
One attending did not report his teaching status.