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Table 1 Structured interview questions asked of each society’s leader

From: How do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician-educator careers? A qualitative exploratory study

1. What is your society’s mission?

2. What role does medical education play in the mission of your society?

3. Among the many career pathways of your constituents, is a career in medical education one that your society has recognized?

4. What does it mean to you to support medical educators?

5. What does your society do to help your members learn how to be better educators and /or teachers?

6. What specific programming around medical education does your society have? For example, conferences, lectures at national meeting, journals, contests, etc.

7. Has supporting medical educators built a sub-community within your society? If so, please describe how.

8. Has supporting medical educators had an impact, positive or negative, on your society? If so, please describe the impact.

9. How do you feel your society’s programming for medical education compares to other specialty societies? For example, conferences, lectures at national meeting, journals, contests, etc.

10. Are there other people you recommend I talk to about medical education in your society?