Table 3.
Work experience by schedule
| Characteristic | Overall† (n = 350) |
Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWR | RCWR | P | ||
| (n = 167) | (n = 183) | |||
| To what extent did the training this year offer you the opportunity to obtain skills and knowledge? (range 0–60)* | 45.0 ± 8.3 | 45.2 ± 8.2 | 44.8 ± 8.3 | 0.50 |
| Day to day activities that were negatively affected (range 0–25)† | 8.6 ± 3.9 | 8.4 ± 4.1 | 8.8 ± 3.8 | 0.27 |
| Experience was what you were expecting from your residency (13–65)* | 39.0 ± 8.2 | 40.2 ± 8.3 | 37.8 ± 8.1 | 0.004 |
| Overall, work experience over the past month was: | 0.0001 | |||
| Fair/poor | 73 (21.0) | 19 (11.4) | 54 (29.8) | |
| Good/very good/excellent | 275 (79.0) | 148 (88.6) | 127 (70.2) | |
| Overall, educational experience over the past month was: | 0.0001 | |||
| Fair/poor | 98 (28.0) | 29 (17.4) | 69 (37.7) | |
| Good/very good/excellent | 252 (72.0) | 138 (82.6) | 114 (62.3) | |
Data shown as n(%) or mean ± SD, per rotation.
p Values from generalized mixed model adjusted for site and randomization order.
*Higher scores represent a more positive experience.
†Higher scores represent a more negative experience.