Table 2.
Patient Ratings
Univariate Analysis | ||||||||||||||
Physician Explains | Physician Listens | Physician Gives Instructions | Physician Knows History | Physician Respects Patient | Physician Is on Time | Physician Calls With Results | ||||||||
Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | |
USMLE Step 1 score | 0.004 | .26 | 0.004 | .19 | 0.003 | .29 | 0.004 | .23 | 0.004 | .26 | 0.004 | .28 | 0.004 | .26 |
USMLE Step 2 score | 0.007 | .031 | 0.008 | .024 | 0.007 | .029 | 0.008 | .020 | 0.007 | .035 | 0.007 | .05 | 0.008 | .024 |
Presence of advanced degree (eg, PhD, MPH) | 0.408 | .06 | 0.434 | .049 | 0.441 | .044 | 0.424 | .056 | 0.426 | .054 | 0.459 | .042 | 0.478 | .037 |
Undergraduate award (eg, AOA, Humanism in Medicine) | 0.185 | .50 | 0.136 | .64 | 0.156 | .58 | 0.165 | .57 | 0.176 | .54 | 0.173 | .56 | 0.065 | .83 |
Listing any research experience | 0.101 | .61 | 0.048 | .82 | 0.019 | .93 | 0.067 | .75 | 0.012 | .95 | 0.079 | .70 | 0.052 | .81 |
Listing greater than 5 research experiences | 0.257 | .19 | 0.205 | .32 | 0.187 | .36 | 0.251 | .22 | 0.182 | .37 | 0.231 | .27 | 0.251 | .24 |
Presence of any failure in medical school | -0.424 | .026 | -0.471 | .017 | -0.442 | .024 | -0.381 | .06 | -0.446 | .024 | -0.451 | .025 | -0.196 | .34 |
Multivariable Analysis | ||||||||||||||
Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | Coefficient | P Value | |
USMLE Step 2 score | 0.008 | .018 | 0.008 | .013 | 0.008 | .016 | 0.009 | .011 | 0.008 | .020 | 0.007 | .029 | 0.009 | .013 |
Presence of advanced degree (eg, PhD, MPH) | 0.441 | .037 | 0.468 | .033 | 0.470 | .029 | 0.457 | .039 | 0.451 | .041 | 0.472 | .033 | 0.534 | .022 |
R square | 0.0771 | 0.0828 | 0.0817 | 0.0829 | 0.0742 | 0.0721 | 0.0879 | |||||||
Mean | 5.32 | 5.37 | 5.37 | 5.24 | 5.42 | 5.33 | 4.94 | |||||||
Range | 3.52–6.00 | 3.52–6.00 | 3.50–6.00 | 3.32–6.00 | 3.54–6.00 | 3.31–6.00 | 2.71–6.00 |
Abbreviations: USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Examination; AOA, Alpha Omega Alpha.