Table 5.

Factor Analysis makeup for Site Characteristics

Factor	Items making up factor	Factor Loading	Alpha Analysis
Office Management	Teaching of time management skills	.832	.62
	Teaching of medical record keeping skills	.760
	Teaching of office management skills	.746
Patient Logistics	Opportunity to see an adequate number of patients	.766	.69
	Opportunity to see a large variety of patients	.542
	Opportunity to see patients independently	.538
	Readily available examination room	.473
	Opportunity to see patients in follow-up visits	.442
Objectives	Clearly defined site objectives for the rotation	.806	.53
	Efforts to meet objectives made by preceptor	.776
Learning Resources	Library resources available in the clinic	.794	.60
	Computer learning resources available in the clinic	.756
Clinic Set-up	Close proximity of clinic to campus	.442	.55
	Presence of other trainees in the clinic	.418
	Existence of a site co-coordinator	.386
	Longitudinal/horizontal rotation	.364
	Orientation to the practice	.342
Preceptor Interaction	Effective teachers	.514	.55
	Preceptors readily available	.506
	Opportunity to observe preceptor if desired	.491