Table 1).

Statement (N=99)	True (N)	False (N)	Do not know (N)
An attending doctor needs supervision by a resident	16	59	24
A resident is a doctor	60	23	16
A resident has finished medical school	67	18	14
A resident is the most highly trained doctor in the Paediatric Emergency Department	12	69	18
A resident does not need any supervision when caring for patients	18	66	14
A resident needs several years of training to become an attending doctor	73	10	16
A resident is the boss of the Paediatric Emergency Department	5	79	15
Residents and medical students are at different levels of training	75	11	13