Table 2 Characteristics of CDs compared with other faculty
From: Reasons clinical education directors intend to leave their jobs
Characteristic | Total | Clinical Director (CD) | Other Faculty | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 723 | n = 156 (21.6%) | n = 567 (78.4%) | ||
|  | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p value |
Age | 44.2 ± 10.9 | 44.0 ± 10.3 | 44.2 ± 9.9 | 0.801 |
Years in PA education | 2.6 ± 1.3 | 2.6 ± 1.3 | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 0.606 |
Years at program | 2.3 ± 1.3 | 2.3 ± 1.3 | 2.3 ± 1.2 | 0.489 |
Years at current position | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 1.7 ± 1.2 | 0.557 |
| Â | # (%) | # (%) | # (%) | Â |
Type of School | Â | Â | Â | 0.157 |
 Private, non-profit | 438 (63.9) | 100 (66.7) | 338 (63.1) |  |
 Private, for-profit | 31 (4.5) | 10 (6.7) | 21 (3.9) |  |
 Public | 217 (31.6) | 40 (26.7) | 177 (33.0) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.389 |
 Male | 187 (26.4) | 36 (23.7) | 151 (27.2) |  |
 Female | 521 (73.6) | 116 (76.3) | 405 (72.8) |  |
Race/Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | 0.968 |
 White | 620 (85.8) | 131 (84.0) | 489 (86.2) |  |
 Asian | 15 (2.1) | 4 (2.6) | 11 (1.9) |  |
 African American | 29 (4.0) | 6 (3.8) | 23 (4.1) |  |
 Hispanic | 27 (3.7) | 7 (4.5) | 20 (3.5) |  |
 NHPI/AIAN | 5 (0.7) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (0.7) |  |
 Other or no answer | 27 (3.7) | 7 (4.5) | 20 (3.5) |  |
Under-represented status in medicine | Â | Â | Â | 0.755 |
 Non-UR in medicine | 635 (87.8) | 134 (90.5) | 497 (91.4) |  |
 UR in medicine | 88 (12.2) | 14 (9.5) | 47 (8.6) |  |
Tenure status | Â | Â | Â | 0.244 |
 Not tenure track | 588 (81.3) | 130 (83.3) | 458 (80.8) |  |
 Tenure track, not tenured | 110 (15.2) | 24 (15.4) | 86 (15.2) |  |
 Tenured | 25 (3.5) | 2 (1.3) | 23 (4.1) |  |
Degree awarded at PA school graduation | Â | Â | Â | 0.017 |
 Certificate or Associate | 77 (10.7) | 25 (16.0) | 52 (9.2) |  |
 Bachelor | 182 (25.2) | 30 (19.2) | 152 (26.9) |  |
 Master | 462 (64.1) | 101 (64.7) | 361 (63.9) |  |
Academic Rank | Â | Â | Â | 0.038 |
 Instructor/lecturer/other | 92 (12.7) | 28 (17.9) | 64 (11.3) |  |
 Assistant professor | 480 (66.4) | 103 (66.0) | 377 (66.5) |  |
 Associate or full professor | 151 (20.9) | 25 (16.0) | 126 (22.2) |  |
Salary | Â | Â | Â | 0.424 |
 Median (104 k) or below | 460 (63.6) | 95 (60.9) | 365 (64.4) |  |
 Above median | 263 (36.4) | 61 (39.1) | 202 (35.6) |  |
Has a doctorate | Â | Â | Â | 0.038 |
 No | 625 (86.6) | 142 (91.6) | 483 (85.2) |  |
 Yes | 97 (13.4) | 13 (8.4) | 84 (14.8) |  |
Ever published | Â | Â | Â | 0.135 |
 No | 401 (57.0) | 93 (62.4) | 308 (55.6) |  |
 Yes | 302 (43.0) | 56 (37.6) | 246 (44.4) |  |
Received research funding in last 3 years |  |  |  | 0.260 |
 No | 631 (87.3) | 132 (84.6) | 499 (88.0) |  |
 Yes | 92 (12.7) | 24 (15.4) | 68 (12.0) |  |