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Table 1 Attributes of study participants

From: Competencies required for general practitioners/family physicians in urban areas versus non-urban areas: a preliminary study

ID

Gender

PGY/ Age

Medical specialty

Present work place

Urban area of workplace (population number/density)

Prefecture name, workplace and years

Rural area of workplace (population number/density)

Prefecture name, workplace and years

1

Male

15/ 40

FP

rural CL

Central City (> 200,000/ > 5000)

Hokkaido, Sapporo City, MC, 5 y

Municipal Village (~ 3000/ ~ 20)

Hokkaido, CL, 11y

2

Female

7/ 31

FP

urban CL

Central City (> 900,000/ > 15,000)

Tokyo, Setagaya Ward, CL, 6y

Municipal City (~ 60,000/ ~ 2000)

Saitama, LH, 1y

3

Female

10/ 34

FP

rural CL

Central City (> 2,500,000/ > 10,000)

Osaka, Osaka, CL, 2y

Municipal City (~ 40,000/ ~ 400)

Chiba, CL, 6y

4

Female

7/ 34

FP

urban CL

Central City (> 1000,000/ > 15,000)

Tokyo, Taito Ward, CL, 1y

Island (~ 1000/ ~ 100)

Okinawa, CL, 6y

5

Male

8/ 32

FP

urban CL

Surrounding area (> 100,000/ > 10,000)

Tokyo, Koganei City, 2y

Island (~ 1000/ ~ 50)

Okinawa, CL, 6y

6

Female

10/ 34

FP

urban CL

Central City (> 1000,000/ > 10,000)

Tokyo, Adachi Ward, CL, 4y

Municipal Town (~ 5000/ ~ 6000)

Saitama, CL, 6y

7

Male

9/ 33

DPC

rural CL

Surrounding area (> 700,000/ > 7000)

Osaka, Sakai City, MC, 5y

Island (~ 9000/ ~ 30)

Kagoshima, CL, 4y

8

Male

10/ 34

FP

urban LH

Central City (> 500,000/ > 15,000)

Tokyo, Suginami Ward, LH, 7y

Municipal City (~ 40,000/ ~ 400)

Chiba, CL, 3y

9

Female

9/ 33

FP

urban LH

Central City (> 300,000/ > 15,000)

Tokyo, Kita Ward, LH, 3y

Municipal City (~ 20,000/ ~ 70)

Kochi, LH, 6y

10

Female

8/ 32

FP

urban LH

Central City (> 300,000/ > 15,000)

Tokyo, Kita Ward, LH, 3y

Municipal City (~ 40,000/ ~ 500)

Shizuoka, CL, 5y

  1. FP certificated family physician, DCP diplomate in primary care, MC medical center, LH local hospital, CL clinic, PGY post graduate year; population density unit is per square kilometer