Table 1. Baseline characteristics of enrolled participants
Variables Control Group (n=30) App Group (n=32) p-value
Sex      
        Male 21 (70%) 13 (40%) p=0.02
Level of training      
        Senior medical student 13 (43%) 18 (56%) p=0.59
        Year 1 resident 8 (27%) 9 (28%)  
        Year 2 resident 5 (17%) 3 (9%)  
        Year 3 resident 4 (13%) 2 (6%)  
Specialty      
        Internal Medicine 12 (40%) 8 (25%) p=0.49
        Family Medicine 3 (10%) 2 (6%)  
        Surgery 1 (3%) 0 (0%)  
        Other* 14 (46%) 22 (69%)  
Smartphone type      
        Android 12 (40%) 13 (41%) p=0.96
        Apple 18 (60%) 19 (59%)  
Aware of hospital antibiograms    
        Yes 12 (40%) 10 (32%) p=0.47

*Included primarily medical students and a small proportion of psychiatry residents

Int J Med Educ. 2017; 8:416-420; doi: 10.5116/ijme.5a11.8422