Table 3

Demographics of emergency department medical officers across public hospitals in jamaica (n = 146)

Characteristic
Number (%)

Mean age in years
32.3 (SD ± 7.1; Range = 23–57)
Male Gender
69 (47.3%)
Mean Interval since medical school graduation in years
5.1 (SD ± 5.9; Median 3.0)
UWI Graduate
94 (64.3%)
Full Time Appointment in the ED
97 (60.2%)
Commenced postgraduate training
30 (20.6%)
Mean Duration of ED Appointment in years
2.21 (SD = /-2.5; Range = 0–15)

Crandon et al. BMC Emergency Medicine 2008 8:11   doi:10.1186/1471-227X-8-11