Table 1. Quantitative Results of Targeted Needs Assessment Survey.

Question	Response # (%)
Duration as an APP in A&I?	•   <1 year                                                            1 (2%)    •   1–3 years                                                         5 (9%)    •   4–5 years                                                       10 (18%)    •   6–10 years                                                       14 (26%)    •   11+ years                                                       24 (44%)
Practice Setting	•   Private Practice                                              20 (37%)    •   Academic Medical Center                             30 (56%)       •   Private Practice                                              1 (2%)        Affiliated with an Academic Center    •   Other                                                                3 (5%)
Which characterizes your training in Allergy in NP/PA school (definitions of responses listed below)	•   None                                                                9 (17%)    •   Limited                                                            27 (50%)    •   Moderate                                                         15 (28%)    •   Extensive                                                           3 (6%)
Which characterizes your training in Immunology in NP/PA school (definitions of responses listed below)	•   None                                                                  19 (35%)    •   Limited                                                              29 (54%)    •   Moderate                                                           5 (9%)    •   Extensive                                                           1(2%)
Training specific to A&I in NP/PA school prepared me for clinical practice	•   Strongly disagree                                              19 (35%)    •   Somewhat disagree                                           18 (33%)    •   Neither agree nor disagree                                 8 (15%)    •   Somewhat agree                                                 8 (15%)    •   Strongly Agree                                                  1 (2%)
Number of APPs at practice/institution within A&I	•   1                                                                       14 (26%)    •   2–4                                                                     28 (52%)    •   5–10                                                                     8 (15%)    •   10                                                                       4 (7%)
Which describes the amount of formal education received at practice site when starting in A&I? (definitions of responses listed below)	•   None                                                                10 (19%)    •   Limited                                                               12 (23%)    •   Moderate                                                              8 (15%)    •   Extensive                                                             23 (43%)
Which describes the duration of clinical training in A&I before practicing at current level of independence?	•   0–4 weeks                                                            7 (13%)    •   1–3 months                                                           6 (11%)    •   3–6 months                                                           14 (25%)    •   6–9 months                                                           11 (21%)    •   9–12 months                                                           0 (0%)    •   12–24 months                                                         6 (11%)    •   24+ months                                                            9 (17%)
Which best characterizes your comfort level in seeing patients after completion of your training period?	•   Extremely uncomfortable                                      2 (4%)    •   Somewhat uncomfortable                                     7 (13%)    •   Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable                  1 (2%)    •   Somewhat comfortable                                         28 (53%)    •   Extremely comfortable                                         15 (28%)
Training/education in A&I at clinical practice site was sufficient in preparing you for practice	•   Strongly disagree                                                    0 (0%)    •   Somewhat disagree                                                 5 (9%)    •   Neither agree nor disagree                                     2 (4%)    •   Somewhat agree                                                   17 (32%)    •   Strongly agree                                                      30 (55%)
Legend. Definitions of choices provided to participants:       •   Which characterizes your training in Allergy/Immunology in NP/PA school                     ◦   Limited: 1–2 lectures                     ◦   Moderate: Several lectures with moderate clinical exposure                     ◦   Extensive: robust curriculum with comprehensive clinical exposure     •   Which describes the amount of formal education received at practice site when starting in A&I                     ◦   Limited: 1–4 lectures                     ◦   Moderate: 5–10 lectures                     ◦   Extensive: 10+ lectures