Table 1.

Characteristics of participating U.S. psychiatry residency programs*

Survey item	N (%)
Respondent role or position
Program director	45 (80.4%)
Associate program director	3 (5.4%)
Educator	4 (7.1%)
Other	4 (7.1%)
Timing of geriatric psychiatry rotation
Post-graduate year 1	12 (14.6%)
Post-graduate year 2	35 (42.7%)
Post-graduate year 3	20 (24.4%)
Post-graduate year 4	12 (14.6%)
Other	3 (3.7%)
Residency with VA affiliation
Yes	36 (65.5%)
No	19 (34.6%)
Number of geriatric psychiatrists on the faculty
0	6 (10.9%)
1	10 18.2%)
2	16 (29.1%)
3	7 (12.7%)
4	4 (7.3%)
5 or more	11 (20%)
Not sure	1 (1.8%)
Availability of advanced elective in geriatric psychiatry
Yes	40 (72.7%)
No	13 (23.6%)
Not sure	2 (3.6%)
Fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at institution
Yes	20 (36.3%)
No	35 (63.6%)
Number of graduating residents entering geriatric psychiatry fellowship in the previous 5 years
0	24 (44%)
1 or 2	20 (37%)
3 to 5	6 (11%)
>5	3 (5%)

*Note: not all respondents answered all questions.