Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of respondents and comparative ACGME data for all resident physicians in the United States
| Characteristic | Survey Respondents Number (%) | All US Residents %a |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1116 (48.8) | 50.2 |
| Female | 1155 (50.5) | 42.7 |
| Not reported | 16 (0.7) | 7.1 |
| Post-graduate level of training | ||
| PGY-1 | 624 (27.3) | 36.6 |
| PGY-2 | 489 (21.4) | 28.4 |
| PGY-3 | 482 (21.1) | 25.2 |
| PGY-4 | 319 (13.9) | 7.6 |
| PGY-5 | 191 (8.4) | 2.0 |
| PGY-6 | 105 (4.6) | 0.2 |
| PGY-7 or greater | 65 (2.8) | 0.1 |
| Not reported | 12 (0.5) | – |
| Type of allopathic medical school | ||
| Academic medical centre | 2030 (88.8) | – |
| Community based | 244 (10.7) | – |
| Not reported | 13 (0.6) | – |
| Post-graduate level of training | ||
| Anaesthesiology | 97 (4.2) | 5.6 |
| Dermatology | 44 (1.9) | 1.2 |
| Emergency medicine | 198 (8.7) | 4.7 |
| Family medicine | 213 (9.3) | 9.0 |
| General surgery | 170 (7.4) | 7.3 |
| Internal medicine | 408 (17.8) | 28 |
| Neurology | 59 (2.6) | 2.3 |
| Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 98 (4.3) | 4.3 |
| Pathology | 58 (2.5) | 2.1 |
| Paediatrics | 247 (10.8) | 9.9 |
| Psychiatry | 118 (5.2) | 5.3 |
| Radiology | 126 (5.5) | 5.3 |
| Surgery or surgical subspeciality | 243 (10.6) | 15.9 |
| Transitional | 22 (1.0) | 1.1 |
| Other | 173 (7.6) | 5.3 |
| Not reported | 13 (0.6) | – |
NA not applicable, PGY postgraduate year.
aData for US resident physicians taken from the ACGME Data Resource Book; percentages may not total % because of rounding.