Table 2 Internal medicine rotation distribution in the resident physicians’ clinical training program in Japan
Internal medicine department | Number of resident physicians × weeks (RPP index) | Length of training in each department (n, %) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Training period | Number | No rotation | 4 weeks | 8 weeks | 12 weeks | 16 weeks | 20 weeks | 24 weeks | 28 weeks | 32 weeks | 36 weeks | 40 weeks | 44 weeks | 48 weeks |
Allergy Rheumatology | Total | 2180 | 2354(84.5) | 339(12.2) * | 79(2.8) | 9(0.3) | 4(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 1304 | 1149(74.4) | 174(11.3) * | 60(3.9) | 8(0.5) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 876 | 1205(78.0) | 165(10.7) * | 19(1.2) | 1(0.1) | 2(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Cardiovascular Medicine | Total | 9200 | 1214(43.6) | 948(35.3) * | 549(19.7) | 59(2.1) | 8(0.3) | 5(0.1) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 6640 | 302(19.6) | 583(37.8) * | 454(29.4) | 50(3.2) | 2(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 2560 | 912(59.1) | 365(23.6) * | 95(6.2) | 9(0.6) | 6(0.4) | 4(0.3) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Endocrinology Metabolism | Total | 5360 | 1709(61.3) | 842(30.2) * | 213(7.6) | 16(0.6) | 6(0.2) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 3488 | 718(46.5) | 498(32.3) * | 161(10.4) | 12(0.8) | 4(0.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 1872 | 991(64.2) | 344(22.3) * | 52(3.4) | 4(0.3) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Gastroenterology | Total | 9728 | 1256(45.1) | 890(31.9) * | 508(18.2) | 70(2.5) | 30(1.1) | 5(0.1) | 20(0.7) | 5(0.1) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 6912 | 346(22.4) | 547(35.4) * | 413(26.7) | 50(3.2) | 10(0.6) | 3(0.2) | 19(1.2) | 4(0.3) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 2816 | 910(58.9) | 343(22.2) * | 95(6.2) | 20(1.3) | 20(1.3) | 2(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
General Internal Medicine | Total | 7208 | 1653(59.3) | 696(25.0) * | 312(11.2) | 75(2.7) | 23(0.8) | 7(0.3) | 16(0.6) | 0(0) | 2(0.1) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 4512 | 751(48.6) | 334(21.6) * | 215(13.9) | 55(3.6) | 16(1) | 4(0.3) | 15(1) | 0(0) | 2(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 2696 | 902(58.4) | 362(23.4) * | 97(6.3) | 20(1.3) | 7(0.5) | 3(0.2) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Hematology | Total | 3076 | 2158(77.5) | 496(17.8) * | 125(4.5) | 6(0.2) | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 2124 | 975(63.1) | 314(20.3) * | 97(6.3) | 6(0.4) | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 952 | 1183(76.6) | 182(11.8) * | 28(1.8) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Infectious Diseases | Total | 1056 | 2555(91.7) | 203(7.3) * | 25(0.9) | 1(0.1) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 416 | 1311(84.9) | 63(4.1) * | 17(1.1) | 1(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 640 | 1244(80.6) | 140(9.1) * | 8(0.5) | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Nephrology | Total | 5172 | 1748(62.7) | 804(28.9) * | 214(7.7) | 19(0.7) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 3184 | 772(50.0) | 459(29.7) * | 150(9.7) | 11(0.7) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 1988 | 976(63.2) | 345(22.3) * | 64(4.1) | 8(0.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Neurology | Total | 5128 | 1771(63.6) | 770(27.6) * | 225(8.1) | 18(0.6) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 3248 | 770(49.9) | 443(28.7) * | 171(11.1) | 9(0.6) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 1880 | 1001(64.8) | 327(21.2) * | 54(3.5) | 9(0.6) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Respiratory | Total | 6836 | 1495(53.7) | 916(32.9) * | 340(12.2) | 31(1.1) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 4744 | 538(34.8) | 551(35.7) * | 280(18.1) | 23(1.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 2092 | 957(62.0) | 365(23.6) * | 60(3.9) | 8(0.5) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
Other Internal Medicine | Total | 1240 | 2568(91.2) | 144(5.2) * | 62(2.2) | 8(0.3) | 2(0.1) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
1st year | 580 | 1291(83.6) | 64(4.1) * | 34(2.2) | 3(0.2) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
2nd year | 660 | 1277(82.7) | 80(5.2) * | 28(1.8) | 5(0.3) | 1(0.1) | 2(0.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |