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Table 2 Resident Satisfaction and Comparison by PGY and Specialty

From: Perceptions of the 2011 ACGME duty hour requirements among residents in all core programs at a large academic medical center

Survey Question

Possible Survey Response

 

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

I am satisfied with the current duty hour rules (n = 391)

101 (26)

204 (52)

62 (16)

24 (6)

 

Strongly positive

Positive

Negative

Strongly negative

Overall, I believe the current ACGME standards affect my training in a _________ way (n = 388)

34 (9)

249 (64)

89 (23)

16 (4)

I am satisfied with the current duty hour rulesa,b

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

PGY 1 and PGY 2 (n = 144)

48 (33)

74 (51)

18 (13)

4 (3)

PGY 3 and greater (n = 244)

51 (21)

129 (53)

44 (18)

20 (8)

Med/peds (n = 119)

38 (32)

65 (55)

14 (12)

2 (2)

Surgery (n = 140)

20 (14)

73 (52)

32 (23)

15 (11)

Other (n = 130)

42 (32)

65 (50)

16 (12)

7 (5)

Overall, I believe the current ACGME standards affect my training in a _________ wayc,d

Strongly positive

Positive

Negative

Strongly negative

PGY 1 and PGY 2 (n = 144)

16 (11)

106 (74)

19 (13)

3 (2)

PGY 3 and beyond (n = 241)

16 (7)

143 (59)

69 (29)

13 (5)

Med/peds (n = 118)

11 (9)

79 (67)

26 (22)

2 (2)

Surgery (n = 138)

9 (7)

77 (56)

39 (28)

13 (9)

Other (n = 130)

13 (10)

92 (71)

24 (18)

1 (1)

  1. Abbreviations: ACGME Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, med/peds, medical and pediatric, PGY postgraduate year
  2. aComparison by satisfaction table for PGY 1 + 2 vs PGY≥3, P = .001
  3. bComparison by satisfaction table for Med/peds vs Surg vs Other, P < .001
  4. cComparison by effect on training table for PGY 1 + 2 vs PGY≥3, P < .001
  5. dComparison by effect on training table for Med/peds vs Surg vs Other, P = .001