Table 1.
Survey Response Rate by General Surgery or Other Surgical Specialties
| Category | Surveyed programs, n∗ | Responses, n | Response rate, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| General surgery and related specialty | |||
| Surgical oncology | 27 | 23 | 85 |
| Colorectal | 63 | 25 | 40 |
| General surgery† | 510 | 124 | 24 |
| Pediatric surgery | 50 | 19 | 38 |
| Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery‡ | 268 | 42 | 16 |
| Subtotal | 918 | 233 | 25 |
| Other surgical specialty | |||
| Ophthalmology | 123 | 65 | 53 |
| Neurologic surgery | 115 | 30 | 26 |
| Orthopaedic surgery | 185 | 42 | 23 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 282 | 59 | 21 |
| Other combined§ | 400 | 43 | 11 |
| Subtotal | 1,105 | 239 | 22 |
| Academy members|| | 173 | — | — |
| Total | 2,196 | 472 | 21 |
Academy, Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.
Number of surveyed programs determined from ACGME.17
General surgery programs surveyed include the 323 listed in the ACGME and 187 chairs in the Society of Surgical Chairs and the respondents include general surgery (n = 124), which includes adult general surgery (n = 50); acute care, trauma, burn, and critical care (n = 49); bariatric/minimally invasive (n = 13); endocrine (n = 8), and transplantation (n = 4).
General surgery specialties combined as response rates < 1 SD from the mean response rate.
Other surgical specialties combined as response rates < 1 SD from the mean response rate include oral maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, urology, and not specified.
Academy members were surveyed with a response rate of 45% (73 of 173). The respondents are distributed across the general surgery and related specialties and the other surgical specialties.