Table 1 Sample characteristics
Characteristics of Survey Respondents | Total Respondents (N = 60) |
|---|---|
Region, n(%) | |
Northeast | 22 (37) |
South/Mid-Atlantic | 17 (28) |
North Central | 11 (18) |
West | 10 (17) |
Program specialty, n(%) | |
Endocrinology | 28 (47) |
Neurology | 24 (40) |
Physiatry | 8 (13) |
Program type | |
Endocrinology | 100% fellowship |
Neurology | 100% residency |
Physiatry | 88% residency, 13% fellowship |
Practice type, n(%) | |
Adult practice | 60 (100) |
Role, n(%) | |
Program director | 52 (87) |
Associate or co-program director | 5 (8) |
Assistant director | 3 (5) |
Chief resident | 0 (0) |
Mean time at institution, years | 13.2 (median 13, range 1‒44) |
Mean time in current role, years | 7.1 (median 6, range 1‒28) |
Professional time spent teaching, n(%) | |
Almost all of my time | 0 (0) |
Most of my time | 23 (38) |
Some of my time | 36 (60) |
Very little of my time | 1 (2) |
None of my time | 0 (0) |
Length of program, n(%) | |
1 year | 2 (3) |
2 years | 26 (43) |
3 years | 10 (17) |
4 years | 22 (37) |
Institution type, n(%) | |
Medical school based | 46 (77) |
Community, medical school affiliated | 6 (10) |
Community, nonaffiliated | 5 (8) |
Community, medical school administered | 3 (5) |
Mean number of residents/fellows | 13.1 (median 9, range 1‒48) |
Populations served, n(%)* | |
Inner-city | 29 (48) |
Urban (non-inner city) | 30 (50) |
Suburban | 34 (57) |
Rural | 13 (22) |