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. 2021 Dec 18;21:623. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-03067-y

Table 1.

Program Director (PD) Survey Results (N = 27a)

Item n (%)
What is your gender identity? (n = 23)
 Female 8 (35)
 Male 15 (65)
What is your age group? (n = 24)
 30–39 y 2 (8)
 40–49 y 15 (63)
 50–59 y 5 (21)
 60–69 y 2 (8)
Are parental leave policies addressed with candidates during the residency interview process?
 No 19 (70)
 Yes 8 (30)
How are parental leave policies addressed during the residency interview process? Select all that apply (n = 8)
 Verbally discussed with all candidates 3 (38)
 Discussed only if asked by a candidate 4 (50)
 Addressed with HR 1 (13)
 Presented formally in slide presentation 4 (50)
 Other 1 (13)
Why are residency parental leave policies not addressed during the interview process? Select all that apply (n = 19)
 I believe it is being presented elsewhere 4 (21)
 I do not believe it is relevant to the interview process 7 (37)
 I do not believe candidates are interested in the program’s parental leave policy 2 (11)
 I do not believe residents should be having children during training 1 (5)
 Other (free text response) 12 (63)
 Not addressed in interview process 5 (26)
 Address if asked 3 (16)
 No time 3 (16)
 Blank 1 (5)

a Smaller sample sizes (eg, because of no response) are indicated for specific item