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. 2023 Sep 11;56(1):9–15. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2023.346131

Table 2. Program Directors’ Report of Resident Involvement in Curricular Change, Practice Transformation, and Quality Improvement Activities According to 3YearsVersus 4 Yearsof Training.

Assessment variables

Length of training

P value

3 years (n=45)* n (%)

4 years (n=41)* n (%)

Level of resident involvement with curricular changes in your program

None/somewhat

Moderately/extremely

1 (2.2)

44 (97.7)

5 (12.5)

35 (87.5)

.037**

Level of resident involvement with practice transformation

None/somewhat

Moderately/extremely

27 (60.0)

18 (40.0)

16 (40.0)

24 (60.0)

.223**

Current level of resident involvement with clinical team meetings

None/somewhat

Moderately/extremely

25 (55.6)

20 (44.4)

21 (52.5)

18 (46.2)

.925**

Resident involvement designing and implementing QI projects (If they did any)

Independently

Integrated with faculty

In resident teams

In multidisciplinary teams

24 (53.3)

33 (73.3)

25 (55.6)

26 (57.8)

31 (75.6)

39 (95.1)

31 (75.6)

31 (75.6)

<.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

Number of QI projects completed per year (If they did any)

1

2

>3

23 (51.1)

7 (15.6)

6 (13.3)

19 (46.3)

3 (7.3)

14 (34.1)

<.001

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Estimate of the percent (%) of resident QI projects overall that have resulted in improved care processes

52.2% (26.9)

57.9% (29.6)

.350***

Estimate of the percent (%) of resident QI projects overall that have resulted in improved patient outcomes

37.6% (27.0)

32.2% (24.2)

.337***

*Missing <5%

**χ2 test

***Independent samples t test

Abbreviations: QI, quality improvement; SD, standard deviation