Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

Role

100% N = 74

52.7% N = 39

47.3% N = 35

Gender

Female

28.4% (21)

35.9% (14)

20.0% (7)

Male

70.3% (52)

61.5% (24)

80.0% (28)

Prefer not to disclose

1.4% (1)

2.6% (1)

0.0% (0)

US Region

East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

1.4% (1)

0.0% (0)

2.9% (1)

East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)

6.8% (5)

2.6% (1)

11.4% (4)

Mid-Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)

10.8% (8)

17.9% (7)

2.9% (1)

Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)

2.7% (2)

5.1% (2)

0.00% (0)

New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

6.8% (5)

2.6% (1)

11.4% (4)

Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)

5.4% (4)

5.1% (2)

5.7% (2)

South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)

12.2% (9)

12.8% (5)

11.4% (4)

West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)

0.0% (0)

0.0% (0)

0.0% (0)

West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)

54.1% (40)

53.8% (21)

54.3% (19)

Clinical Practice Setting

Academic center

93.2% (69)

94.9% (37)

91.4% (32)

Community based, academic affiliation

5.41% (4)

5.1% (2)

5.7% (2)

Veterans Administration Health Care

1.35% (1)

0.0% (0)

2.9% (1)

Number of Clinical Fellows in program

 < 5 fellows

12.2% (9)

5.1% (2)

20.0% (7)

5–10 fellows

17.6% (13)

15.4% (6)

20.0% (7)

11–15 fellows

37.8% (28)

48.7% (19)

25.7% (9)

16–20 fellows

20.3% (15)

20.5% (8)

20.0% (7)

 > 20 fellows

12.2% (9)

10.3% (4)

14.3% (5)

Fellowship year

1^st year fellow

33.3% (13)

2^nd year fellow

41.0% (16)

3^rd year fellow

25.6% (10)

Training program

Pulmonary and critical care medicine

64.1% (25)

Critical care medicine

30.8% (12)

Neurocritical care medicine

5.1% (2)

Years since graduation from fellowship

 < 5 years ago

17.1% (6)

5–10 years ago

25.7% (9)

11–20 years ago

25.7% (9)

 > 20 years ago

28.6% (10)

No critical care subspecialty training

2.9% (1)