Table 2.

Total number of times and number of respondents referring to the major themes related to the implications of failing to recognize clinical excellence in academia, from interviews with 24 clinically excellent faculty physicians at 8 academic institutions.*

Theme	Total number of times theme mentioned in all interviews	Number of respondents referring to theme (%)
Low morale and prestige of clinicians	28	14 (58)
Less than excellent patient care	16	8 (33)
Loss of talented clinicians	15	10 (42)
Lack of commitment to improve patient care systems	14	12 (50)
Fewer excellent clinician role models to inspire trainees	6	6 (25)

*Respondents were not queried specifically about these themes and these counts represent spontaneous and unsolicited responses in each subcategory.