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Table 1 Characteristics and CIPS* scores of informants in a qualitative study of imposter phenomenon during internal medicine training

From: “I never should have been a doctor”: a qualitative study of imposter phenomenon among internal medicine residents

Characteristic

Total, No. (%)

CIPS Score (mean)

Gender

No. (% of 28)

 

 Male

7 (25)

65

 Female

21 (75)

63

 All informants

28 (100)

63

Age (years)

No. (% of 28)

 

  < 30

19 (68)

61

  > / = 30

9 (32)

60

Post graduate year

No. (% of 28)

 

 First

6 (21)

72

 Second

12 (43)

63

 Third

10 (36)

56

  1. *Clance Imposter Phenomenon Scale (CIPS), scores range 0–100, a score of 60 or above is consistent with frequent imposter feelings