From: Residency programs and the outlook for occupational and environmental medicine in Korea
Training curricula | Training institution a | Residency year a | |||||
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Total b | Institute | Hospital | P-value * | Lower | Higher | P-value ** | |
OEM theory c | 3.7 ± 1.3 | 4.9 ± 0.3 (9, 10.6) | 3.5 ± 1.3 (76, 89.4) | 0.000 | 3.8 ± 1.3 (45, 52.9) | 3.5 ± 1.2 (40, 47.1) | 0.248 |
OEM practice | |||||||
Clinical training (medical areas) | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 2.5 ± 2.3 (6, 8.8) | 3.5 ± 1.2 (62, 91.2) | 0.334 | 3.1 ± 1.6 (28, 41.2) | 3.6 ± 1.1 (40, 58.8) | 0.194 |
Clinical training (surgical areas) | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 2.5 ± 2.3 (6, 9.4) | 3.1 ± 1.2 (58, 90.6) | 0.551 | 2.7 ± 1.6 (25, 39.1) | 3.6 ± 1.1 (39, 60.9) | 0.122 |
Special health examinations | 3.6 ± 1.2 | 2.4 ± 2.3 (5, 7.2) | 3.7 ± 1.0 (64, 92.8) | 0.281 | 3.4 ± 1.2 (30, 43.5) | 3.7 ± 1.1 (39, 56.5) | 0.271 |
Health management services | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 3.2 ± 1.9 (5, 9.6) | 3.5 ± 1.3 (47, 90.4) | 0.952 | 3.1 ± 1.2 (17, 32.7) | 3.6 ± 1.2 (35, 67.3) | 0.155 |
Work-relatedness evaluations | 3.8 ± 1.3 | 3.8 ± 1.7 (8, 11.8) | 3.9 ± 1.2 (60, 88.2) | 0.730 | 3.8 ± 1.5 (30, 44.1) | 3.8 ± 1.1 (38, 55.9) | 0.977 |
Fitness for work evaluations | 3.8 ± 1.3 | 3.4 ± 1.7 (7, 11.5) | 3.8 ± 1.3 (54, 88.5) | 0.731 | 3.7 ± 1.6 (24, 39.3) | 3.8 ± 1.1 (37, 60.7) | 0.679 |
Environmental diseases | 3.0 ± 1.4 | 4.0 ± 0.7 (5, 8.6) | 2.9 ± 1.4 (53, 91.4) | 0.047 | 3.4 ± 1.4 (24, 41.4) | 2.6 ± 1.2 (34, 58.6) | 0.026 |
Toxicology practice | |||||||
Working environment measurements | 3.0 ± 1.5 | 3.7 ± 2.0 (6, 11.3) | 2.9 ± 1.4 (47, 88.7) | 0.144 | 3.2 ± 1.9 (18, 34.0) | 2.9 ± 1.2 (35, 66.0) | 0.538 |
Biologic markers, metabolite measurements | 2.8 ± 1.5 | 3.7 ± 2.0 (6, 12.0) | 2.8 ± 1.5 (46, 88.0) | 0.164 | 3.2 ± 2.0 (16, 32.0) | 2.7 ± 1.3 (34, 68.0) | 0.361 |