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Table 3 Satisfaction with OEM residency programs

From: Residency programs and the outlook for occupational and environmental medicine in Korea

Training curricula

 

Training institution a

 

Residency year a

 

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

  1. OEM Occupational and environmental medicine; SD Standard deviation
  2. *Mann-Whitney test
  3. **Student’s t-test
  4. aMean ± SD (N, %)
  5. bDue to missing values, the total number may be different for each variable
  6. cOccupational diseases, toxicology, epidemiology