Table 2.
Current practice response rates
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Affiliation with medical school, n = 94 | |
| Full-time academic faculty appointment | 37 (39.3) |
| Clinical faculty appointment | 38 (40.4) |
| Part-time or volunteer faculty | 10 (10.6) |
| No academic faculty appointment | 9 (9.6) |
| Hours spent working per week, n = 95 | |
| ≤ 40 | 1 (1.1) |
| 41–50 | 3 (3.2) |
| 51–60 | 13 (13.7) |
| 61–70 | 26 (27.4) |
| 71–80 | 17 (17.9) |
| 81–90 | 20 (21.1) |
| > 90 | 15 (15.8) |
| Thoracic surgery on-call frequency, n = 94 | |
| 1:1 | 9 (9.6) |
| 1:2 | 23 (24.5) |
| 1:3 | 31 (33.0) |
| 1:4 | 18 (19.1) |
| 1:5 | 7 (7.4) |
| > 1:5 | 6 (6.4) |
| Surgeons’ satisfaction with income, n = 94 | |
| Dissatisfied | 28 (29.8) |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 14 (14.9) |
| Satisfied | 43 (45.7) |
| Very satisfied | 9 (9.6) |