Table 1.
Characteristics of survey respondents and fellowship programs
| Respondent or Fellowship Program Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Type of fellowship program | |
| PCCM | 57 (81.4) |
| CCM | 5 (7.1) |
| Both PCCM and CCM | 8 (11.4) |
| Role in a fellowship program | |
| PD | 45 (64.3) |
| APD | 25 (35.7) |
| Type of medical center | |
| Academic medical center | 58 (82.6) |
| Mixed or hybrid medical center (20) | 10 (14.3) |
| Community medical center | 2 (2.9) |
| Location of fellowship program | |
| Mid-Atlantic | 7 (10.0) |
| Midwest | 13 (18.6) |
| Mountain | 1 (1.4) |
| Northeast | 24 (34.3) |
| Northwest | 1 (1.4) |
| South | 9 (12.9) |
| Southeast | 10 (7.0) |
| Southwest | 1 (1.4) |
| West | 4 (5.7) |
| City size (population) in which fellowship program is located | |
| >500,000 | 45 (64.3) |
| 200,000–500,000 | 14 (20.0) |
| 100,000–200,000 | 10 (14.3) |
| Rural (<100,000) | 1 (1.4) |
| Size of fellowship program (number of fellows) | |
| 1–5 | 4 (5.7) |
| 6–10 | 20 (28.6) |
| 11–15 | 23 (32.9) |
| >15 | 23 (32.9) |
| Prefellowship residency training* | |
| Internal Medicine residency | 68 (97.1) |
| Other Internal Medicine subspecialty fellowship | 23 (32.9) |
| Emergency Medicine residency | 21 (30.0) |
| Other | 2 (2.9) |
Definition of abbreviations: APD = associate program director; CCM = critical care medicine; PCCM = pulmonary and CCM; PD = program director.
*
The percentage total for prefellowship residency training is greater than 100%, as respondents could select multiple options.