Table 2 Characteristics of first-year general practitioners by correct and incorrect death certificate groups
Characteristics | All general practitioners (n = 155) | Correct DC GP group (n = 47) | Incorrect DC GP group (n = 108) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Age (yr.), mean ± SD | 25.3 ± 0.8 | 25.2 ± 0.7 | 25.4 ± 0.8 |
2. Female gender, n (%) | 88 (56.8) | 23 (48.9) | 65 (60.2) |
3. GPA, mean ± SD | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 3.3 ± 0.4* | 3.2 ± 0.3* |
4. Hospital size (beds), mean ± SD | 820.5 ± 317.5 | 844.6 ± 342.1 | 810.0 ± 307.3 |
5. Workload, mean ± SD | |||
▪ Number of OPD patients/day | 37.2 ± 17.8 | 37.9 ± 19.5 | 36.9 ± 17.2 |
▪ Number of IPD patients/day | 32.9 ± 18.8 | 32.6 ± 14.2 | 33.0 ± 20.4 |
▪ Number of IPD patients on night duty/day | 17.9 ± 11.4 | 17.2 ± 10.6 | 18.2 ± 11.7 |
6. Size of medical school graduating class, n (%) | |||
▪ > 200 medical graduates | 56 (36.2) | 18 (38.3) | 38 (35.2) |
▪ 101–200 medical graduates | 62 (40.0) | 18 (38.3) | 44 (40.7) |
▪ 51–100 medical graduates | 21 (13.5) | 4 (8.5) | 17 (15.7) |
▪ < 50 medical graduates | 16 (10.3) | 7 (14.9) | 9 (8.3) |
7. Future plans for specialist training, n (%) | |||
▪ No future training plans | 30 (19.4) | 8 (17.0) | 22 (20.4) |
▪ Major field training (i.e. medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology) | 88 (56.8) | 27 (57.4) | 61 (56.5) |
▪ Minor field training | 37 (23.9) | 12 (25.5) | 25 (23.1) |