Table 1 Demographics and study habits of UAB internal medicine residents participating in focus group discussions regarding educational impact of 2011 ACGME duty hour standards (n = 34)
Gender | |
Female | 12 (35%) |
Male | 22 (65%) |
Residency Training Year | |
PGY-1 | 16 (47%) |
PGY-2 | 12 (35%) |
PGY-3 | 6 (18%) |
Future Medical Practice Plans | |
Hospitalist | 2 (6%) |
Primary Care | 3 (9%) |
Subspecialty | 25 (73%) |
Undecided | 4 (12%) |
Regular study for in-service/board examinations | |
Yes | 17 (50%) |
PGY-1 | 7 (41%) |
PGY-2 | 7 (41%) |
PGY-3 | 3 (18%) |
No | 15 (44%) |
PGY-1 | 8 (54%) |
PGY-2 | 5 (33%) |
PGY-3 | 2 (13%) |
No response | 2 (6%) |
Hours/week dedicated to studying for examinations | |
0-5 | 23 (68%) |
6-10 | 10 (29%) |
11-20 | 1 (3%) |