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. 2011 Sep 28;27(1):23–27. doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1892-5

Table 1.

Demographics N = 266 Respondents (Unless Otherwise Specified)

Gender, N (%) Male 140 (53%)
Female 126 (47%)
Age ≤30 26 (10%)
31–40 185 (70%)
41–50 47 (18%)
>50 5 (2%)
Years as a hospitalist (N = 265) <1 32 (12%)
1–2 66 (25%)
3–4 65 (25%)
5–6 43 (16%)
7–8 18 (7%)
9–10 16 (6%)
>10 25 (9%)
Academic rank Instructor 86 (33%)
Assistant professor 139 (53%)
Associate professor 27 (10%)
Professor 11 (4%)
Adjunct faculty 1 (0.1%)
Primary academic role Clinician–investigator 32 (12%)
Clinician–educator 167 (63%)
Clinician–administrator 34 (13%)
Clinician-non-teaching 33 (12%)
Percent of hours “protected” for scholarly or administrative duties (N = 264) ≤10% 111 (42%)
11%–20% 40 (15%)
>20% 113 (42%)
Percentage of clinical time spent with patient care on non-teaching services (N = 265) ≤20% 104 (39%)
21%–40% 39 (15%)
41%–60% 27 (10%)
>60% 95 (36%)
Percent of clinical time spent in direct patient care with trainees (N = 265) ≤20% 80 (30%)
21%–40% 59 (22%)
41%–60% 40 (15%)
>60% 86 (32%)
Primary hospital where majority of clinical time is spent (N = 261) University 214 (82%)
County 14 (5%)
Community teaching 19 (7%)
Community non-teaching 10 (4%)
Other 4 (2%)