Table 2. Internal medicine resident survey.
All Residents (n=43) | PGY-1 (n=13) | PGY-2 (n=13) | PGY-3 (n=17) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pursuing Fellowship, % | 91 | 100 | 100 | 76 |
Research Projects, median (range) | 3 (0-8) | 1 (0-8) | 3 (0-7) | 3 (0-6) |
Easy to find a research project, % | 37 | 31 | 39 | 41 |
Satisfactory research opportunities in the field of interest, % | 72 | 62 | 62 | 88 |
Goal of leading their own research project, %
Difficult to find a mentor willing to support this goal a |
40
35 |
31
25 |
54
29 |
35
50 |
Felt supported, % | 56 | 31 | 46 | 82 |
Satisfactory guidance finding research projects, % | 59 | 64 | 62 | 53 |
Whose guidance was most helpful in finding research project(s), %
Faculty member Resident Other |
42 42 16 |
54 31 15 |
31 46 23 |
41 47 12 |
Felt the program prioritized research, % | 56 | 46 | 69 | 53 |
Found the following resources to be helpful, %
Discussing research early in intern year Research database Chair of medicine meeting with residents b Resident scholarship committee Research mixers with faculty and residents |
77 26 23 21 15 |
92 31 NA 8 23 |
73 28 9 9 18 |
67 20 33 40 7 |
Percent calculated based on the number of residents that had this goal;
Chair of medicine did not meet with PGY-1 residents; PGY = post-graduate year