Table 1. Characteristics of resident and fellow participants (N=422)
Demographics Washington University (n=289) University of Arizona (n=133) Total (N=422)
Age in years, median (interquartile range, IQR) 30 (28-33) 30 (28-33) 30 (28-33)
Post-graduate year level, median (IQR) 3 (2-5) 2 (1-4) 3 (2-4)
Current Marital Status, n (%)
Married/Partner 174 (60.2) 74 (55.6) 248 (58.8)
Single 108 (37.4) 54 (40.6) 162 (38.4)
Separated 1 (0.3) 0 1 (0.2)
Divorced 2 (0.7) 1 (0.8) 3 (0.7)
Did not answer 4 (1.4) 4 (3.0) 8 (1.9)
Have dependent children, n (%)
Yes 89 (30.8) 33 (24.8) 122 (28.9)
No 200 (69.2) 100 (75.2) 300 (71.1)
Highest maternal education, n (%)
Some high school or high school graduate 29 (10.0) 9 (6.8) 38 (9.0)
Specialized business/technical training 4 (1.4) 4 (3.0) 8 (1.9)
Some college or college degree 114 (39.4) 66 (49.6) 180 (42.7)
Some graduate school or graduate degree(s) 137 (47.4) 51 (38.3) 188 (44.5)
Did not answer 5 (1.7) 3 (2.3) 8 (1.9)
Highest paternal education
Some high school or high school graduate 21 (7.3) 9 (6.8) 30 (7.1)
Specialized business/technical training 3 (1.0) 5 (3.8) 8 (1.9)
Some college or college degree 83 (28.7) 43 (32.4) 126 (29.9)
Some graduate school or graduate degree(s) 177 (61.2) 72 (54.1) 249 (59.0)
Did not answer 5 (1.7) 4 (3.0) 9 (2.1)
Future work plans
Academic/university 121 (41.9) 31 (23.3) 152 (36.0)
Private 70 (24.2) 41 (30.8) 111 (26.3)
Uncertain 95 (32.9) 57 (42.9) 152 (36.0)
Other 3 (1.0) 3 (2.3) 6 (1.4)
Did not answer 0 1 (0.8) 1 (0.2)
Specialty
Internal Medicine 62 (21.5) 35 (26.3) 97 (23.0)
Pediatrics 61 (21.1) 17 (12.8) 78 (18.5)
Emergency Medicine 18 (6.2) 21 (15.8) 39 (9.2)
Radiology 25 (8.7) 12 (9.0) 37 (8.8)
Surgery 28 (9.7) 6 (4.5) 34 (8.1)
Anesthesiology 27 (9.3) 2 (1.5) 29 (6.9)
Psychiatry 12 (4.2) 11 (8.3) 23 (5.5)
Pathology 9 (3.1) 9 (6.8) 18 (4.3)
Other 43 (14.9) 13 (9.8) 56 (13.3)
Did not answer 4 (1.4) 7 (5.3) 11 (2.6)
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