Table 1.
Characteristics of 71 Palliative Care Experts Who Participated in a Survey about Essential Competencies for Medical Students and Residents, 2012
| Characteristic | Measure |
|---|---|
| Female gender, no. (%) | 36 (50.7) |
| Academic rank, no. (%) | |
| Instructor | 6 (8.4) |
| Assistant professor | 27 (38.0) |
| Associate professor | 22 (31.0) |
| Professor | 16 (22.5) |
| Proportion of current practice in palliative care, no. (%) | |
| 75–100% | 51 (71.8) |
| 50–74% | 10 (14.1) |
| 25–49% | 7 (9.8) |
| 0–24% | 3 (4.2) |
| Years in practice, mean (SD) | 11.7 (6.6) |
| Have taught for more than 5 years, no. (%) | |
| Medical students | 53 (79.1) |
| IM/FM residents | 49 (74.2) |
| Other residents | 44 (74.6) |
| Fellows | 47 (72.3) |
| Faculty | 50 (76.9) |
| Board certified in palliative care, no. (%) | 66 (93.0) |
| Primary board specialty, no. | |
| Internal medicine | 56 |
| Family medicine | 7 |
| Pediatrics | 4 |
| Geriatrics | 4 |
| Surgery, emergency medicine, medical oncology | 3 |
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation; IM = internal medicine; FM = family medicine.