Table 1.
Characteristics of Responding U.S. Pediatric Residency Programs Compared to All Pediatric Residency Programs Nationally
| Variable | Total Respondents (N=105) |
All Accredited Programs Nationally (N = 199) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Size based on Number of Categorical Residents, N (%) | p = 0.29 | ||
| Small (<30) | 30 (29.1) | 72 | |
| Medium (31–60) | 51 (49.5) | 80 | |
| Large (>60) | 22 (21.4) | 47 | |
|
Number of Faculty Members in the Department of Pediatrics, median (Interquartile Range 25%–75%) |
70 (40–120) |
Not available | |
| Residency Program Setting,* N (%) | p< .0001 | ||
| University-affiliated | 77 (74.0) | 100 | |
| Community** | 22 | 93 | |
| Military | 1 (1.0) | 6 | |
| Other | 4 (3.8) | ||
| Location, N (%) | p = 0.49 | ||
| Northeast | 31 (29.8) | 58 | |
| Midwest | 31 (29.8) | 45 | |
| South | 31 (29.8) | 69 | |
| West | 11 (10.6) | 27 | |
|
Number of Pediatric Fellowship Programs Median (Interquartile Range 25%–75%) |
2 (0–7) |
Not available | |
| Participation in scholarly activity is a requirement for graduation, N (%) | 77 (78.6) | —— | |
| Program links annual resident promotions to progress on their scholarly project, N (%) | 11 (14.3) | —— |
Note: All categories might not add up to 105 if respondents failed to answer a particular demographic question
*
Programs can indicate more than 1 answer choice
**
Community includes those programs who identified themselves either as a community-university affiliated program or a community-only program