Oncology education for family medicine residents: a national needs assessment survey

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 General characteristics of survey respondents

Characteristic	*Surveyed group [n (%)]*
Characteristic	Residents (N = 150)	PDs (N = 17)
Gender
Male	36 (24%)	5 (29%)
Female	111 (74%)	12 (71%)
Other	3 (2%)	0 (0%)
Program year
PGY-1	32 (21%)	N/A
PGY-2	113 (75%)	N/A
PGY-3	5 (3%)	N/A
Number of years in practice
< 10	N/A	2 (12%)
10–20	N/A	4 (24%)
> 20	N/A	11 (65%)
Area of current clinical practice^a
Comprehensive care	116 (77%)	12 (71%)
Focused in oncology	3 (2%)	1 (6%)
Focused in other area	31 (21%)	4 (24%)
Location of current practice/training
Urban	103 (69%)	5 (29%)
Rural	25 (17%)	0 (0%)
Both	22 (15%)	12 (71%)

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