Percentage of residents who believed the following to be true: Experience in various areas of practice was available; experience in various areas of practice prepared them for future practice; and experiences in various area of practice should be mandatory.
| AREAS OF PRACTICE | EXPERIENCE IN AREA OF PRACTICE WAS AVAILABLE | EXPERIENCE IN AREA OF PRACTICE PREPARED RESIDENTS FOR FUTURE PRACTICE | EXPERIENCE IN AREA OF PRACTICE SHOULD BE MANDATORY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENTS AT KW SITE, % | RESIDENTS AT HAMILTON SITE, % | P VALUE | RESIDENTS AT KW SITE, % | RESIDENTS AT HAMILTON SITE, % | P VALUE | RESIDENTS AT KW SITE, % | RESIDENTS AT HAMILTON SITE, % | P VALUE | |
| Collaborative care | 95.5 | 100 | NS | 86.4 | 90.9 | NS | 77.3 | 86.4 | NS |
| Communication skills | 95.5 | 95.5 | NS | 100 | 90.9 | NS | 81.8 | 77.3 | NS |
| Information technology skills (computers, etc) | 68.2 | 81.8 | NS | 81.8 | 72.7 | NS | 59.1 | 72.7 | NS |
| Critical appraisal | 77.3 | 100 | .048 | 86.4 | 81.8 | NS | 81.8 | 81.8 | NS |
| End-of-life issues | 77.3 | 90.9 | NS | 36.4 | 77.3 | .013 | 86.4 | 81.8 | NS |
| Ethics and professionalism | 90.9 | 100 | NS | 81.8 | 90.9 | NS | 81.8 | 77.3 | NS |
| Evidence-based medicine | 95.5 | 100 | NS | 90.9 | 81.8 | NS | 81.8 | 81.8 | NS |
| Office procedures | 86.4 | 72.7 | NS | 50.0 | 36.4 | NS | 63.6 | 72.7 | NS |
| Hands-on research | 81.8 | 86.4 | NS | 50.0 | 36.4 | NS | 18.2 | 36.4 | NS |
| Hands-on teaching | 72.7 | 95.5 | .09 | 72.7 | 54.5 | NS | 45.5 | 50.0 | NS |
| Working with health care team | 95.5 | 100 | NS | 100 | 95.5 | NS | 86.4 | 86.4 | NS |
| Interdisciplinary team | 100 | 100 | NS | 86.4 | 95.5 | NS | 86.4 | 86.4 | NS |
KW—Kitchener-Waterloo, NS—not significant.