Table 1. CERA Survey Characteristics.

Survey type	Frequency	Call for proposals schedule	Average proposal acceptance ratea	Survey administered	Average response ratesa
Program director	Twice a year	Dec–Jan Jun–Jul	25%	Apr–May Nov–Dec	49% 45%
Clerkship director	Once a year	Jan–Feb	57%	Jun–Jul	67%
Department chair	Once a year	Mar–Apr	60%	Aug–Sep	57%
General membership	Once a year	May–Jun	46%	Sep–Oct	35%

^aCalculated from 2011 to 2024.

Abbreviation: CERA, Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance