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Table 1 Characteristics of nine MD-PhD students and residents interviewed

From: Exploring reasons for MD-PhD trainees’ experiences of impostor phenomenon

Characteristics

Participants

Current stage in training

Student: 6

3rd year: 3 (Jacob, Lily, William)

4th year: 1 (Maya)

5th year: 1 (Samuel)

7th year: 1 (Lucy)

Resident: 3 (John, Nicole, Thomas)

Age (years)

20–29: 5

30–39: 4

Sex

Male: 5

Female: 4

Race/ethnicity

Asian: 2

Black: 1

Hispanic: 1

Native American: 1

White: 4

Participant CIP scoresa

Moderate (41–60): 2

High (61–80): 3

Intense (81–100): 4

Range: 46–96 (out of 100)

Mean (SD): 74.1 (16.9)

  1. Abbreviations: CIP Clance Impostor Phenomenon, SD Standard deviation
  2. aEach of the 20 CIP items were scored on a 5-point scale (1 = “not at all true”, 2 = “rarely”, 3 = “sometimes”, 4 = “often”, 5 = “very true”). Higher total scores indicate greater frequency and severity of IP experiences that interfere with one’s life. Scores ≤40 indicate few IP experiences, 41–60 indicate moderate IP experiences, 61–80 indicate high IP experiences, and > 80 indicate intense IP experiences 54