Table 1. Distribution of Family Medicine Residency Program Directors’ Responses to Module Questions (N=262).
|
Variable |
N (SD) |
Mean (%) |
|
I would be in favor of limiting the number of programs family medicine residency applicants are allowed to accept by means of a national interview cap. | ||
|
Strongly disagree |
19 |
7.2 |
|
Somewhat disagree |
22 |
8.4 |
|
Neither agree nor disagree |
43 |
16.3 |
|
Somewhat agree |
100 |
38.0 |
|
Strongly agree |
78 |
29.7 |
|
I would be in favor of family medicine residency applicants taking part in preference signaling, where applicants can designate a limited number of programs that are of particular interest in their residency search. | ||
|
Strongly disagree |
20 |
7.6 |
|
Somewhat disagree |
7 |
2.7 |
|
Neither agree nor disagree |
57 |
21.7 |
|
Somewhat agree |
100 |
38.0 |
|
Strongly agree |
78 |
29.7 |
|
I would be in favor of making a supplemental application a standard component of the recruitment process for family medicine residency applicants. | ||
|
Strongly disagree |
30 |
11.4 |
|
Somewhat disagree |
45 |
17.1 |
|
Neither agree nor disagree |
71 |
27.0 |
|
Somewhat agree |
79 |
30.0 |
|
Missing |
1 |
0.4 |
|
Source: Analysis of the Fall 2021 Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance Family Medicine Residency Directors SurveyAbbreviations: SD, standard deviation; RPD, residency program director | ||