Table 3

Percentages of doctors indicating 1 year after graduation that they felt unprepared in the following areas of work: cohorts of 2008 and 2009 combined (denominator is all respondents)

Overall %Average % across all medical schoolsMedical school with lowest %Medical school with highest %
Clinical knowledge17.517.22.428.9
Clinical procedures21.320.14.141.2
Administrative tasks31.829.35.254.7
Physical/emotional/mental demands26.424.30.045.3
Interpersonal skills2.72.60.08.8