Table 1.

Characteristics of the 357 Internal Medicine Residency Programs in the Study^a

Characteristic	Quintile of Intensity, %
	1 (Lowest)	2	3	4	5 (Highest)
Range of EOL-VIb	15.5–26.2	26.3–29.2	29.3–36.6	36.7–45.3	45.4–60.5
No. of programs	74	74	67	72	70
No. of residents taking the 2007 ABIM certifying examination
<10	28	31	33	21	11
10–14	30	22	27	33	17
15–24	18	24	21	15	41
≥25	24	23	19	31	30
ABIM certifying examination (2007) pass ratec
≤79%	7	7	9	3	1
80%–89%	19	18	15	11	17
90%–99%	31	28	28	35	39
100%	43	47	48	51	43
Geographic region
Northeast	22	31	16	54	73
Midwest	34	16	34	36	0
South	23	45	34	8	13
West	21	8	15	1	14

Abbreviations: ABIM, American Board of Internal Medicine; EOL-VI, End-of-Life Visit Index.

^aPercentages are not weighted by number of individuals taking the examination in each program. Programs are stratified according to quintile of the primary exposure, utilization intensity (EOL-VI) in the hospital referred region of the residency program’s primary hospital.

^bThe EOL-VI includes inpatient and outpatient visits.

^cPass rate was rounded up to the nearest whole percentage point.