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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 263), self-reports of clinical competence, and common disease index (CDI)

From: Quality of care associated with number of cases seen and self-reports of clinical competence for Japanese physicians-in-training in internal medicine

 

n

Percentage

Institution affiliation

  

   Type A*

181

68.8%

   Type B

82

31.2%

Post-graduation year

  

   PGY1

152

57.8%

   PGY2

75

28.5%

   PGY3 and beyond

36

13.7%

Number of cases seen

  

   0–100

55

25.8%

   101–200

36

16.9%

   201–300

28

13.1%

   301–400

20

9.4%

   401–600

28

13.1%

   601–800

16

7.5%

   >800

30

14.1%

   Median (range)

210 (10–11400)

 

Proportion of in-patient cases seen

48.6% (± 27.4%)

 

Self-reports of clinical competence (/15)

  

   Low

70

26.6%

   Middle

84

31.9%

   High

109

41.4%

   Median (range)

6.4 (0–14)

 

Common Disease Index (CDI)

  

   Low

62

23.6%

   Middle

85

32.3%

   High

116

44.1%

   Median (range)

32 (0–100)

 
  1. * Type of institution (i.e., university-affiliated or non-university-affiliated teaching hospitals) is kept confidential; thus A and B were used without revealing specific identity.