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Table 1 Descriptive of the study population

From: Towards healthy learning climates in postgraduate medical education: exploring the role of hospital-wide education committees

Characteristics

Study sample

Number of evaluations, n

812

 Male respondents, n (%)

348 (42.9)

 Female respondents, n (%)

462 (56.9)

 Missing, n (%)

2 (0.2)

Type of respondent

 Residents, n (%)

690 (84.9)

 Doctor not in training, n (%)

115 (14.2)

 Fellow, n (%)

7 (0.9)

Number of training programs evaluated, n

99

Number of teaching institutes, n

21

 Academic, n (%)

3 (14.3)

 General, n (%)

8 (38.1)

 Top clinical teaching hospitals, n (%)

10 (47.6)

Resident year of training, n (%)

 1

174 (25.2)

 2

146 (21.2)

 3

117 (17.0)

 4

105 (15.2)

 5

92 (13.3)

 6

56 (8.1)

Overall learning climate score, mean (SDa)b

3.8 (0.5)

Number of HECs participated, n (% of all 57 invited HECs)

50 (87.7)

Anticipation-score, mean (SD)c

2.7 (1.4)

Internal system of quality managementd

 Residents’ learning climate, mean (SD)

1.7 (1.2)

 Faculty’s climate, mean (SD)

1.6 (1.0)

 Internal quality control, mean (SD)

2.6 (1.0)

 Handling of complaints, mean (SD)

1.7 (1.0)

 Effective team, mean (SD)

1.6 (0.7)

  1. a SD Standard deviation
  2. bScore range 1 (worst) to 5 (best)
  3. cScore range 0 (worst) to 6 (best)
  4. dScore range 1 (worst) to 5 (best)