Table 2.
Comparison of Percentage of Residents Who Used Educational Resources by Region
| Northeast | Midwest | South | West | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional resources | |||||
| Board review resources | 84% | 80% | 91% | 93% | < 0.01 |
| Clinical experience | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0.15 |
| Digital clinical resource | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 0.44 |
| Journal article | 86% | 92% | 90% | 87% | 0.15 |
| Textbooks (digital or paper) | 62% | 55% | 61% | 53% | 0.41 |
| Pocket reference | 68% | 72% | 73% | 73% | < 0.01 |
| Professional organization guidelines | 87% | 85% | 79% | 75% | 0.02 |
| Structured residency curriculum | 72% | 61% | 61% | 60% | < 0.01 |
| Novel resources | |||||
| Blogs | 26% | 24% | 19% | 13% | 0.18 |
| Podcasts | 55% | 56% | 64% | 64% | 0.23 |
| 21% | 29% | 22% | 7% | 0.01 | |
| Wikipedia | 51% | 56% | 45% | 47% | 0.11 |
| YouTube | 65% | 53% | 59% | 51% | 0.05 |
*Chi-square