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Table 3 Adjusted mean scores for domains and selected* items for non-procedural and procedural fellows

From: Training satisfaction for subspecialty fellows in internal medicine: Findings from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Learners' Perceptions Survey

 

Non-procedural fellows

Procedural fellows

  

Category

Mean (95% CI)**

Mean (95% CI)

t

p

Clinical faculty/preceptors

4.42 (4.36, 4.48)

4.32 (4.25, 4.40)

2.41

0.016

   Accessibility/availability

4.48 (4.43, 4.54)

4.35 (4.28, 4.42)

3.35

0.001

   Timeliness of feedback

4.33 (4.27, 4.40)

4.19 (4.11, 4.27)

3.30

0.001

   Fairness in evaluation

4.46 (4.40, 4.52)

4.31 (4.24, 4.38)

3.66

<0.001

   Patient-oriented

4.50 (4.44, 4.56)

4.37 (4.30, 4.44)

3.29

0.001

Personal experience

4.35 (4.29, 4.41)

4.24 (4.17, 4.31)

2.83

0.005

   Continuity of relationship with patients

4.25 (4.17, 4.33)

4.07 (3.98, 4.17)

3.38

0.001

Learning environment

4.17 (4.10, 4.24)

4.11 (4.03, 4.19)

1.35

0.18

   Time for learning

4.19 (4.11, 4.26)

3.99 (3.90, 4.08)

4.05

<0.001

   Teaching conferences

4.02 (3.94, 4.10)

3.84 (3.75, 3.94)

3.23

0.001

Working environment

4.12 (4.04, 4.19)

4.00 (3.91, 4.08)

2.40

0.017

   Ancillary/support staff morale

3.84 (3.74, 3.94)

3.54 (3.42, 3.66)

4.59

<0.001

   Laboratory services

3.99 (3.91, 4.07)

3.81 (3.71, 3.91)

3.38

0.001

   Ancillary/support staff

3.74 (3.63, 3.84)

3.52 (3.40, 3.64)

3.38

0.001

Physical environment

4.06 (3.99, 4.14)

3.85 (3.76, 3.94)

4.48

<0.001

   Maintenance of equipment

4.05 (3.97, 4.14)

3.87 (3.77, 3.96)

3.50

0.001

   Availability of food on call

2.82 (2.68, 2.96)

2.45 (3.30, 2.61)

4.16

<0.001

Clinical environment

4.00 (3.91, 4.09)

3.92 (3.82, 4.02)

1.36

0.18

  1. * Items presented if statistically significant differences between non-procedural and procedural fellow reached p ≤ 0.001. All domains or items are presented in Additional file 1.
  2. ** Mean score scaled from 1 to 5, where 5 indicated very satisfied and 1 indicates very dissatisfied. Scores are adjusted to reflect a mean respondent by subspecialty grouping (procedure vs. non-procedural), computed for a PGY-4, and corrected for year of survey and facility nesting.