Table 1 Characteristics of sixth-year medical students participating in Serious-Illness Communication Skills Training (n=185)
Characteristic | Mean (SD) | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 23.4 (1.6) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 85 (45.9) | |
Female | 100 (54.1) | |
Intended specialty | ||
Internal Medicine | 52 (28.1) | |
Surgery | 47 (25.4) | |
Obstetrics/Gynecology | 12 (6.5) | |
Pediatrics | 10 (5.4) | |
Family Medicine | 8 (4.3) | |
Psychiatry | 8 (4.3) | |
Emergency Medicine | 7 (3.8) | |
Ophthalmology | 5 (2.7) | |
Radiology | 3 (1.6) | |
Pathology | 2 (1.1) | |
Anesthesiology | 1 (0.5) | |
Undecided | 30 (16.2) | |