Table 1.
Characteristics of Clinical Skills Preceptors, College Faculty Compared to Noncollege Faculty*
| Characteristic (n, %) | College faculty (N = 23) | Noncollege faculty (N = 35) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female sex | 8 (31) | 11 (35) | 0.79 |
| Division of general internal medicine† | 13 (57) | 14 (39) | 0.18 |
| Rank | |||
| Fellow, instructor, assistant | 17 (74) | 29 (83) | 0.41 |
| Associate, full | 6 (26) | 6 (17) | |
| SOM affiliation (full-time faculty) | 23 (100) | 22 (63) | 0.004 |
| Advanced degree (MD + PhD, MBA,MS or MPH) | 11 (48) | 5 (15) | 0.005 |
| Participant in FDP‡ | 12 (52) | 6 (17) | 0.005 |
| Prior ‘clinical skills’ teaching experience | 7 (30) | 17 (49) | 0.17 |
*College faculty represents preceptors from the 2005–2006 clinical skills course, and noncollege faculty is comprised of faculty from the 2003–2005 clinical skills courses and excludes faculty who would become College faculty.
†Whereas general internists made up a significant proportion of the teachers, three or fewer faculty preceptors were from each of the following specialties: pulmonary, gastroenterology, cardiology, endocrine, renal, geriatrics, oncology, psychiatry, emergency medicine, neurology, surgery, pediatrics, and anesthesia.
‡Faculty preceptor had been a participant in the Johns Hopkins Faculty Development Program in Teaching Skills.