Identifying and addressing social determinants of health in outpatient practice: results of a program-wide survey of internal and family medicine residents

Table 1 Characteristics of Resident Respondents (n = 129)

Characteristic	n (%)^a
Specialty
Family medicine	34 (26)
Internal medicine	95 (74)
Prior Training in SDOH
Yes	108 (84)
No	21 (16)
Age, years
25 to 29	74 (57)
30 to 34	47 (36)
35 to 44	8 (6)
Female sex	69 (54)
Post-Graduate Year (PGY)
PGY-1	46 (36)
PGY-2	40 (31)
PGY-3	43 (33)
Race/ethnicity
White or Caucasian	70 (54)
Black or African American	11 (8)
Hispanic or Latino	15 (12)
Asian or Pacific Islander	28 (22)
Other/more than 1 race	5 (4)
Household income during childhood, dollars
≤ $50,000	20 (17)
$50,001–$100,000	34 (30)
$100,001–$200,000	30 (26)
≥ $200,001	31 (27)
Highest level of parental education
≤ College graduate	18 (14)
Primary outpatient practice site^b
Academic/private practice	44 (34)
Safety-net^c	31 (24)
Veterans Administration	54 (42)
Intention to practice primary care^d
Yes	39 (30)
No/Unsure	90 (70)

SDOH social determinants of health
^a The denominator for some resident characteristics does not add to 129 due to non-response for some items
^b Determined based on residents’ response to a question asking them to identify the outpatient setting where they see the majority of ambulatory patients
^c Includes federally qualified health centers and a Northwestern clinic that serves uninsured and underinsured patients
^d Determined based on residents’ response to a question asking whether they planned to pursue a career in primary care after completing residency

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