Table 1 Titles and employment characteristics of graduates, according to the period of fellowship completion
From: A survey of current and past Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellows regarding training
| Â | All graduates (n = 536) | 2000-2007 (n = 152) | Before 2000 (n = 371) | OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title | n = 532, | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   MD | 503 (95) | 140 (92) | 354 (95) |  |  |
   DO | 7 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 (1) |  |  |
   MBBS | 22 (4) | 9 (6) | 13 (4) |  |  |
   Additional title | 89 (17) | 42 (28) | 45 (12) | 2.8 (1.7-4.4) | < 0.0001 |
   PhD | 29 (5) | 15 (10) | 14 (4) | 2.8 (1.3-5.9) | 0.01 |
   MPH | 47 (9) | 25 (16) | 22 (6) | 3.0 (1.7-5.6) | 0.0004 |
   MS | 16 (3) | 5 (3) | 10 (3) |  |  |
Primary employer | n = 531 | n = 152 | n = 369 | Â | Â |
   Academic institution | 351 (66) | 108 (71) | 239 (65) |  |  |
   Government/Federal | 60 (11) | 19 (12) | 40 (11) |  |  |
   Private practice group | 54 (10) | 17 (11) | 34 (9) |  |  |
   Private hospital (non-teaching) | 17 (3) | 5 (3) | 12 (3) |  |  |
   Pharmaceutical industry | 14 (3) | 1 (1) | 12 (3) |  |  |
   Self-employed | 21 (4) | 1 (1) | 19 (5) | .012 (.02-.92) | 0.01 |
   Other | 14 (3) | 1 (1) | 13 (4) |  |  |
Majority of time spent | n = 500 | n = 144 | n = 346 | Â | Â |
   Direct patient care | 228 (46) | 65 (45) | 156 (45) |  |  |
   Teaching/Research | 173 (34) | 62 (43) | 109 (32) | 1.6 (1.1-2.4) | 0.01 |
   Administration | 59 (12) | 4 (3) | 55 (16) | 0.2 (0.06-0.4) | < 0.0001 |
   Other | 40 (8) | 13 (9) | 26 (7) |  |  |