Table 1.
Characteristics of residents (n = 499) working in or outside hospital settings
| Residents working in hospital settings, n | Residents working outside hospital settings, n | |
|---|---|---|
| All residents | 299 | 200 |
| Specialty type* | ||
| Cluster 1: general physicians, elderly care physicians, physicians for patients with learning disabilities | 2 | 4 |
| Cluster 2: hospital specialties | 282 | 53 |
| Cluster 3: public health physicians | – | 142 |
| Missing data on specialty training programme | 15 | 1 |
| Current organisation | ||
| General affiliated teaching hospital | 124 | |
| Academic medical centre | 174 | |
| Other in‐hospital setting | 1 | |
| Mental health centre | 50 | |
| Public health centre | 70 | |
| Nursing home | 4 | |
| Employee service agency | 18 | |
| Occupational health agency | 16 | |
| Centre for youth and development | 7 | |
| Rehabilitation centre | 3 | |
| Other (e.g. politics, insurance company, commercial business) | 32 | |
*
In the Netherlands, residents are divided into three clusters. Cluster 1 represents residency training programmes for general physicians, elderly care physicians and physicians for patients with intellectual disabilities. Cluster 2 covers residency programmes for hospital physicians such as surgeons, neurologists, paediatricians, radiologists etc. Cluster 3 represents residency training programmes for public health physicians.