Table 3.

Training characteristics

Question or topic	Number (%)
Formal training question (n = 852)
Yes	293 (34.39)
No/unsure	559 (65.61)
Hours of training question (n = 851), hours
< 3	693 (81.43)
≥ 3	158 (18.57)
Training provided believed sufficient question (n =847)
Yes	113 (13.34)
No/unsure	734 (86.66)
Source of medical traininga (n = 1207)
Attending physicians via formal lectures	258 (29.79)
Medicolegal attorneys or other experts via formal lectures	262 (30.25)
Word of mouth and observing colleagues or mentors	556 (64.2)
No education about medicolegal issues	131 (15.12)
Impact of training on career
Prevent getting sued question (n = 849)
Yes	571 (67.26)
No/unsure	278 (32.74)
Worry about being sued question (n = 852)
Yes	782 (91.78)
No/unsure	70 (8.22)

^a Respondent could make multiple choices.