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. 2019 Feb 8;3:3. doi: 10.22454/PRiMER.2019.799272

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Primary Care Track Survey Questions

Survey Question Number of Respondents (%)
Currently offer a primary care track? N=120
 Yes 35 (29.2)
If “No” to #1, why not? N=84
 Medical school is not supportive 29 (34.5)
 Not enough funded faculty time to create/lead one 25 (29.8)
 Never considered it 16 (19.0)
 Plan to start one in the next 1–2 years 14 (16.7)
How are students selected? N=30
 Competitive application process as part of application to medical school 14 (46.7)
 Competitive application process once accepted to medical school 9 (30.0)
 Open to all interested students 7 (23.3)
What year do students typically begin participation? N=35
 M1 29 (82.9)
 M2 7 (20.0)
 M3 8 (22.9)
 M4 4 (11.4)
How long (in academic years) has your primary care track been in existence? 8.1 (mean)
Please select which group primarily is in charge of the primary care track: N=33
 Family medicine department 25 (75.8)
 Internal medicine department 8 (24.2)
Do faculty have protected / paid time specifically for tasks related to the primary care track? N=35
 Yes 25 (71.4)
What impact do you believe the primary care track has had on the number of students applying to primary care residencies (IM, FM, Peds): N=33
 Strong negative impact 1 (3.0)
 Slight negative impact 0 (0.0)
 Neutral impact 9 (27.3)
 Slight positive impact 7 (21.2)
 Strong positive impact 16 (48.5)