Residents in difficulty: a mixed methods study on the prevalence, characteristics, and sociocultural challenges from the perspective of residency program directors

Table 5 Remediation: What did you do in the department to help the latest resident in difficulty?(n_respondents = 100)

Remediation	n (respondents)
Extra talks with resident to clear up misunderstandings	66
Intensify supervisor meetings with resident	62
Intensify supervision/feedback in clinical situations	48
Concrete instruction in areas of incompetence	48
Other	31
Career guidance in relation to change/choice of specialty	30
Change the type of tasks	29
Temporary partial relief of duties	21
Assign a new supervisor	12

The respondents were allowed to assign more than one strategy as answer to the question

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