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. 2019 Apr 14;11(4):e4457. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4457

Table 6. Factors impacting perceived valuation of program coordinators.

TAGME, Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education

  Institution Dept Chairperson Program director Other faculty Fellow Residents Other staff
  Unvalued N=15 Valued N=48 P-value Unvalued N=9 Valued N=60 P-value Unvalued N=8 Valued N=59 P-value Unvalued N=5 Valued N=48 P-value Unvalued N=9 Valued N=48 P-value Unvalued N=4 Valued N=41 P-value Unvalued N=3 Valued N=65 P-value Unvalued N=13 Valued N=42 P-value
Years in position     0.8     0.7     0.9     0.006     0.3     0.5     0.2     0.4
<1 1 (6.7%) 1 (2.1%) 1 (11.1%) 4 (6.7%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (3.4%) 1 (20.0%) 3 (4.3%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (6.2%)   1 (25.0%) 2 (4.9%)   1 (33.3%) 3 (4.6%)   1 (7.7%) 4 (9.5%)  
1-2 2 (13.3%) 6 (12.5%) 1 (11.1%) 8 (13.3%) 1 (12.5%) 7 (11.9%) 2 (40.0%) 8 (11.4%) 3 (33.3%) 6 (12.5%)   1 (25.0%) 5 (12.2%)   1 (33.3%) 7 (10.8%)   2 (15.4%) 6 (14.3%)  
3-5 3 (20.0%) 12 (25.0%) 2 (22.2%) 15 (25.0%) 1 (12.5%) 17 (28.8%) 0 (0.0%) 19 (27.1%) 1 (11.1%) 12 (25.0%)   0 (0.0%) 10 (24.4%)   0 (0.0%) 18 (27.7%)   4 (30.8%) 9 (21.4%)  
5-10 4 (26.7%) 11 (22.9%) 7 (77.8%) 15 (25.0%) 2 (25.0%) 13 (22.0%) 1 (20.0%) 17 (24.3%) 4 (44.4%) 12 (25.0%)   1 (25.0%) 11 (26.8%)   1 (33.3%) 14 (21.5%)   3 (23.1%) 9 (21.4%)  
10-15 1 (6.7%) 9 (18.8%) 0 (0.0%) 9 (15.0%) 2 (25.0%) 8 (13.6%) 0 (0.0%) 10 (14.3%) 1 (11.1%) 7 (14.6%)   1 (25.0%) 7 (17.1%)   0 (0.0%) 9 (13.8%)   2 (15.4%) 7 (16.7%)  
>15 4 (26.7%) 9 (18.8%) 3 (33.3%) 9 (15.0%) 2 (25.0%) 12 (20.3%) 1 (20.0%) 13 (18.6%) 0 (0.0%) 8 (16.7%)   0 (0.0%) 6 (14.6%)   0 (0.0%) 14 (21.5%)   1 (7.7%0 7 (16.7%)  
Formal training? 4 (26.7%0 8 (16.7%) 0.4 2 (22.2%) 10 (16.7%) 0.7 3 (37.5%) 10 (16.9%) 0.2 1 (20.0%) 13 (18.6%) 0.9 1 (11.1%) 8 (16.7%) 0.7 1 (25.0%) 7 (17.1%) 0.7 0 (0.0%) 12 (18.5%) 0.4 2 (15.4%0 10 (23.8%) 0.5
TAGME? 2 (13.3%) 9 (18.8%) 0.6 2 (22.2%) 9 (15.0%) 0.6 2 (25.0%) 9 (15.3%) 0.5 0 (0.0%) 11 (15.7%) 0.3 1 (11.1%) 8 (16.7%) 0.7 0 (0.0%) 5 (12.2%) 0.5 0 (0.0%) 10 (15.4%) 0.5 1 (7.7%) 6 (14.3%) 0.5
Adequate departmental training? 4 (26.7%) 24 (50.0%) 0.1 1 (11.1%) 27 (45.0%) 0.05 2 (25.0%) 26 (44.1%) 0.3 0 (0.0%) 31 (43.3%) 0.05 3 (33.3%) 23 (47.9%) 0.4 1 (25.0%) 18 (43.9%) 0.5 0 (0.0%) 28 (43.1%) 0.1 4 (30.8%) 20 (47.6%) 0.3
Adequate institutional training? 3 (20.0%) 24 (50.0%) 0.04 5 (55.6%) 26 (43.3%) 0.5 3 (37.5%) 27 (45.8%) 0.7 2 (40.0%) 31 (44.3%) 0.9 3 (33.3%) 24 (50.0%) 0.8 3 (75.0%) 20 (48.8%) 0.3 3 (100.0%) 29 (44.6%) 0.06 4 (30.8%) 24 (57.1%) 0.1
Number programs managed     0.01     0.7     0.3     0.5     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.5
1 5 (33.3%) 18 (37.5%) 5 (55.6%) 19 (31.7%) 4 (50.0%) 21 (35.6%) 3 (60.0%) 25 (35.7%) 2 (22.2%) 19 (39.6%)   1 (25.0%) 8 (19.5%)   1 (33.3%) 24 (36.9%)   4 (30.8%) 14 (33.3%)  
2 2 (13.3%) 10 (20.8%) 1 (11.1%) 13 (21.7%) 0 (0.0%) 12 (20.3%) 1 (20.0%) 15 (21.4%) 2 (22.2%) 11 (22.9%)   0 (0.0%) 9 (22.0%)   0 (0.0%) 13 (20.0%)   2 (15.4%) 9 (21.4%)  
3 3 (20.0%) 12 (25.0%) 1 (11.1%) 16 (26.7%) 1 (12.5%) 15 (25.4%) 0 (0.0%) 17 (24.3%) 1 (11.1%) 12 (25.0%)   0 (0.0%) 14 (34.1%)   0 (0.0%) 17 (26.2%)   3 (23.1%) 12 (28.6%)  
4 1 (6.7%) 5 (10.4%) 1 (11.1%) 5 (8.3%) 2 (25.0%) 4 (6.8%) 0 (0.0%) 6 (8.6%) 2 (22.2%) 2 (4.2%)   2 (50.0%) 3 (7.3%)   1 (33.3%) 4 (6.2%)   2 (15.4%) 2 (4.8%)  
5 4 (26.7%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (11.1%) 4 (6.7%) 1 (12.5%) 4 (6.8%) 1 (20.0%) 4 (5.7%) 2 (22.2%) 3 (6.2%)   1 (25.0%) 4 (9.8%)   1 (33.3%) 4 (6.2%)   2 (15.4%) 2 (4.8%)  
>5 0 (0.0%) 3 (6.2%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (5.0%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (5.1%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (4.3%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.1%)   0 (0.0%) 3 (7.3%)   0 (0.0%) 4 (6.2%)   0 (0.0%) 3 (7.1%)  
Hours per week     0.3     0.4     0.3     0.7     0.5     0.7     0.3     0.6
30-40 2 (13.3%) 10 (20.8%) 1 (11.1%) 12 (20.0%) 1 (12.5%) 12 (20.3%) 1 (20.0%) 14 (20.0%) 2 (22.2%) 12 (25.0%)   1 (25.0%) 8 (19.5%)   1 (33.3%) 12 (18.5%)   3 (23.1%) 8 (19.0%)  
40-50 10 (66.7%) 35 (72.9%) 6 (66.7%) 43 (71.7%) 5 (62.5%) 42 (71.2%) 3 (60.0%) 50 (71.4%) 5 (55.6%) 32 (66.7%)   2 (50.0%) 28 (68.3%)   1 (33.3%) 47 (72.3%)   8 (61.5%) 31 (73.8%)  
>50 3 (20.0%) 3 (6.2%) 2 (22.2%) 5 (8.3%) 2 (25.0%) 5 (8.5%) 1 (20.0%) 6 (8.6%) 2 (22.2%) 4 (8.3%)   1 (25.0%) 5 (12.2%)   1 (33.3%) 6 (9.2%)   2 (15.4%) 3 (7.1%)  
% of time program coordinator 92±12 84±20 0.06 71±28 87±18 0.1 77±25 87±18 0.2 80±15 85±19 0.6 91±13 83±21 0.2 86±18 84±19 0.1 81±18 86±19 0.7 87±21 85±18 0.7
Handle >1 dept? 3 (20.0%) 6 (12.5%) 0.5 1 (11.1%) 9 (15.0%) 0.8 0 (0.0%) 9 (15.3%) 0.2 1 (20.0%) 9 (12.9%) 0.7 1 (11.1%) 7 (14.6%) 0.8 0 (0.0%) 7 (17.1%) 0.4 0 (0.0%) 9 (13.8%) 0.5 1 (7.7%) 6 (14.3%) 0.5
Career advancement in dept? 1 (6.7%) 13 (27.1%) 0.1 1 (11.1%) 14 (23.3%) 0.4 1 (12.5%) 13 (22.0%) 0.4 1 (20.0%) 14 (20.0%) 1.0 1 (11.1%) 8 (16.7%) 0.7 1 (25.0%) 9 (22.0%) 0.9 1 (33.3%) 13 (20.0%) 0.6 1 (7.7%) 11 (26.2%) 0.2
Institutional organizing program? 10 (66.7%) 40 (83.3%) 0.2 8 (88.9%) 46 (76.7%) 0.4 7 (87.5%) 46 (78.0%) 0.5 3 (60.0%) 54 (77.1%) 0.4 5 (55.6%) 37 (77.1%) 0.2 3 (75.0%) 30 (73.2%) 0.9 3 (100.0%) 51 (78.5%) 0.4 12 (92.3%) 30 (71.4%) 0.06
Institution responsive to feedback? 2 (13.3%) 31 (64.6%) 0.001 4 (44.4%) 31 (51.7%) 0.7 4 (50.0%) 29 (49.2%) 0.96 2 (40.0%) 35 (50.0%) 0.7 4 (44.4%) 24 (50.0%) 0.8 2 (50.0%) 20 (48.8%) 0.96 2 (66.7%) 31 (47.7%) 0.5 6 (46.2%) 21 (50.0%) 0.8
Dept responsive to feedback? 6 (40.0%) 26 (54.2%) 0.3 1 (11.1%) 36 (60.0%) 0.006 1 (12.5%) 32 (54.2%) 0.03 2 (40.0%) 37 (52.9%) 0.6 4 (44.4%) 23 (47.9%) 0.8 1 (25.0%0 23 (56.1%) 0.2 1 (33.3%) 33 (50.8%) 0.6 4 (30.8%0 24 (57.1%) 0.1