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Table 5 Responses to the Question "How would your attendance at Medical Grand Rounds change if food ceased being provided free of charge?"

From: If you feed them, they will come: A prospective study of the effects of complimentary food on attendance and physician attitudes at medical grand rounds at an academic medical center

 

Respondents, %

Response

Total* (n = 441)

Faculty†‡ (n = 262)

Fellow† (n = 74)

Resident‡ (n = 86)

Increase significantly

0.5

0.8

0.0

0.0

Increase somewhat

2.5

3.5

1.4

1.2

No change

44.0

51.5

28.4

25.6

Decrease somewhat

40.6

37.3

48.6

48.8

Decrease significantly

12.5

6.9

21.6

24.4

  1. *Total includes respondents who were not physicians.
  2. †Faculty vs fellows (P < .001).
  3. ‡Faculty vs residents (P < .001).
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