Table 1 Description of respondents in the questionnaire sent to all hospital doctors in the North Denmark Region before (year 2003) and 31/2 years after (year 2007) instigation of a national reform on postgraduate medical education.
Before reform | 31/2 years after | |
|---|---|---|
Questionnaire data | ||
Number of questionnaires sent out | 2817 | 3284 |
Number of responses returned | 2105 | 1888 |
Number of complete responses for data analysis | 2095 | 1788 |
Characteristics of participants: N (%) | ||
Seniority: | ||
Consultants | 989 (47%) | 1076 (57%) |
Senior trainees | 716 (34%) | 453 (24%) |
Junior trainees | 400 (19%) | 359 (19%) |
Hospital: | ||
University hospitals | 1010 (48%) | 1246 (66%) |
Non-university hospital | 1095 (52%) | 642 (34%) |
Specialty: | ||
Cognitive | 834 (39%) | 831 (44%) |
Technical | 943 (46%) | 812 (43%) |
Laboratory | 328 (15%) | 245 (13%) |
Attendance at courses on learning and teaching N (%) | ||
All respondents | 518 (25%) | 457 (25%) |
Junior trainee respondents | 29 (7%) | 93 (26%) |
Senior trainee respondents | 81(19%) | 108 (25%) |
Consultant/specialists respondents | 408 (34%) | 256 (24%) |