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Table 2 Patient related subtheme frequency and extensiveness (N = 30)

From: Cynicism and other attitudes towards patients in an emergency department in a middle eastern tertiary care center

Subtheme

Med4 (n = 6)

Med3 (n = 5)

PGY1 (n = 6)

PGY2 (n = 7)

Attending (n = 6)

Number

Difficult patients

2

2

3

3

3

13

VIP Patients

1

 

2

4

1

8

Preferred patients

2

1

1

3

3

10

Disliked patients

1

 

2

3

3

9

Patient attitude toward medical students

3

2

   

5