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. 2019 Nov 26;8:213. [Version 1] doi: 10.15694/mep.2019.000213.1

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
a

Percent calculated based on the number of residents that had this goal;

b

Chair of medicine did not meet with PGY-1 residents; PGY = post-graduate year