Table 1 Comparison of department SPEED domain grades and overall department SPEED grades between residents from departments with < 5 or > 5 residents
SPEED domain | Residents from the 23 small departments with < 5 residents | Residents from the 16 large departments with > 5 residents | P* | 95% CI for difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Current residents (n = 289) | ||||||
Content | 8.13 | 0.51 | 7.88 | 0.34 | 0.101 | −0.54 to 0.05 |
Atmosphere | 8.39 | 0.77 | 8.09 | 0.46 | 0.166 | −0.74 to 0.13 |
Organization | 7.88 | 0.68 | 7.47 | 0.43 | 0.039 | −0.80 to − 0.02 |
Overall score | 8.13 | 0.58 | 7.81 | 0.34 | 0.057 | −0.65 to 0.01 |
Leaving residents (n = 170) | ||||||
Content | 8.11 | 0.59 | 8.01 | 0.56 | 0.597 | −0.48 to 0.28 |
Atmosphere | 8.42 | 0.53 | 8.24 | 0.63 | 0.349 | −0.55 to 0.20 |
Organization | 7.67 | 0.65 | 7.98 | 0.62 | 0.148 | −0.11 to 0.73 |
Overall score | 8.07 | 0.51 | 8.08 | 0.45 | 0.948 | −0.31 to 0.33 |