Table 1.
Demographics of respondents (n = 80)
| Variable | All [n (%)] | 1-yr Fellowship [n (%)] (n = 53) | 2-yr Fellowship [n (%)] (n = 27) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 59 (74) | 43 (81) | 16 (59) |
| Female | 21 (26) | 10 (19) | 11 (41) |
| Race | |||
| White | 33 (41) | 16 (30) | 17 (63) |
| Asian | 28 (35) | 21 (40) | 7 (26) |
| Black | 11 (14) | 10 (19) | 1 (4) |
| Other | 8 (10) | 6 (11) | 2 (7) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic | 74 (93) | 50 (94) | 24 (89) |
| Hispanic | 6 (7) | 3 (6) | 3 (11) |
| Medical school of graduation | |||
| U.S. medical graduate | 15 (19) | 8 (15) | 7 (26) |
| M.D. | (73) | (75) | (71) |
| D.O. | (27) | (25) | (29) |
| IMG | 65 (81) | 45 (85) | 20 (74) |
| Visa status during CCM fellowship | |||
| U.S. citizen | 34 (43) | 21 (40) | 13 (48) |
| U.S. permanent resident | 21 (26) | 13 (25) | 8 (30) |
| H-1B*/EAD | 17 (21) | 14 (26) | 3 (11) |
| J-1† | 8 (10) | 5 (9) | 3 (11) |
| Type of primary residency training before CCM fellowship | |||
| Internal medicine | 75 (94) | 53 (100) | 22 (81) |
| Emergency medicine | 5 (6) | 0 (0) | 5 (19) |
| Type of fellowship training before CCM fellowship (n = 53) | |||
| Pulmonary | 45 (88) | ||
| Nephrology | 6 (12) | ||
| Infectious disease | 2 (4) | ||
| Year of graduation | |||
| 2000–2004 | 13 (18) | 11 (21) | 2 (7) |
| 2005–2009 | 19 (26) | 13 (25) | 6 (22) |
| 2010–2014 | 21 (28) | 12 (23) | 9 (33) |
| 2015–2020 | 27 (28) | 17 (32) | 10 (37) |
Definition of abbreviations: CCM = critical care medicine; EAD = employment authorization document; IMG = international medical graduate.
*
H-1B visas for physicians are non-immigrant visas that allow for the temporary employment of international medical graduates in the United States to engage in direct patient care or as part of a medical training program or to teach or conduct research for a sponsoring employer.
†
J-1 is a non-immigrant exchange visitor visa often used by international medical graduates pursuing a medical residency or fellowship training in the United States.