2015 & 2016 (n = 1580) |
2017 & 2018 (n = 944) |
Total (n = 2524) |
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Female sex, % (n) | 41.1 (649) | 39.1 (369) | 40.3 (1018) |
Test attempts (times), M (SD) | 1.5 (1.0) | 1.4 (1.0) | 1.5 (1.0) |
Types of training institution, % (n) | |||
Public/National university hospital | 34.5 (545) | 36.5 (345) | 35.3 (890) |
Private university hospital | 24.9 (394) | 24.9 (235) | 24.9 (629) |
Children’s hospital | 9.1 (144) | 10.2 (96) | 9.5 (240) |
Community hospital | 31.5 (497) | 28.4 (268) | 30.3 (765) |
Location of the institution, % (n) | |||
Tokyo | 24.1 (381) | 25.2 (238) | 24.5 (619) |
Hokkaido/Tohoku | 8.7 (137) | 6.4 (60) | 7.8 (197) |
Kanto | 15.0 (237) | 16.6 (157) | 15.6 (394) |
Chubu | 14.3 (226) | 15.3 (144) | 14.7 (370) |
Kinki | 18.1 (286) | 18.0 (170) | 18.1 (456) |
Chugoku/Shikoku | 7.2 (114) | 7.2 (68) | 7.2 (182) |
Kyushu/Okinawa | 12.6 (199) | 11.3 (107) | 12.1 (306) |
Number of academic presentations/year, M (SD) | 1.2 (0.9) | 1.3 (1.0) | 1.2 (0.9) |
Total Number of research publications/year, M (SD) | 0.06 (0.16) | 0.21 (0.18) | 0.11 (0.18) |
Publication in English/year, M (SD) | 0.02 (0.09) | 0.05 (0.13) | 0.03 (0.10) |
Publication in Japanese/year, M (SD) | 0.04 (0.13) | 0.16 (0.17) | 0.08 (0.16) |
Original paper/year, M (SD) | 0.04 (0.13) | 0.16 (0.17) | 0.09 (0.16) |
Case report paper/year, M (SD) | 0.02 (0.07) | 0.04 (0.11) | 0.03 (0.09) |
Variable | Adjusted β | 95% CI | p value |
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Constant | −0.02 to 0.04 | 0.65 | |
Examinees after the reform | 0.37 | 0.13 to 0.15 | <0.01 |
Male sex | −0.02 | −0.02 to 0.01 | 0.21 |
Test attempts (times) | 0.03 | −0.001 to 0.01 | 0.08 |
Number of research presentations | 0.28 | 0.05 to 0.06 | <0.01 |
Types of training institution | |||
Public/National university hospital (Reference) | - | - | - |
Private university hospital | −0.02 | −0.03 to 0.01 | 0.43 |
Children’s hospital | 0.01 | −0.02 to 0.03 | 0.68 |
Community hospital | −0.02 | −0.02 to 0.01 | 0.40 |
Location of the institution | |||
Tokyo | - | - | - |
Hokkaido/Tohoku | −0.01 | −0.04 to 0.02 | 0.54 |
Kanto | 0.03 | −0.01 to 0.04 | 0.15 |
Chubu | −0.01 | −0.03 to 0.02 | 0.54 |
Kinki | −0.03 | −0.04 to 0.01 | 0.18 |
Chugoku/Shikoku | −0.02 | −0.04 to 0.02 | 0.50 |
Kyushu/Okinawa | −0.05 | −0.05 to −0.002 | 0.03 |