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. 2020 Aug 21;34(1):59–62. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1799289

Table 2.

PGY-1 electives identified by program directors and residents as most beneficial

Question Options Program directors  (n = 33) Residents (n = 42)
Most beneficial PGY-1 electives. (Residents must have taken elective during PGY-1 to comment.) Rheumatology 32 (97%) 25 (60%)
Infectious disease 32 (97%) 20 (48%)
Allergy & immunology 31 (94%) 10 (24%)
Dermatology 29 (88%) 30 (71%)
Oncology 29 (88%) 15 (36%)
Hematology 26 (79%) 12 (29%)
Top three most beneficial PGY-1 electives (regardless of whether the resident had taken it). Shown are the total number of times an elective was listed, regardless of ranking order. Rheumatology 28 39
Infectious disease 23 25
Allergy & immunology 14 20
Hematology-oncology 10 12
Dermatology 8 17