TABLE 1.
Frequency distribution of demographics among PEM fellows and PDs, total and by position type
| Overall | Fellow | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National population invited to participate | 472 | 383 | 89 |
| Participating national sample | 153 (32) | 109 (28) | 44 (49) |
| Demographics | |||
| Age group (years) | |||
| 26 to 35 | 99 (65) | 98 (90) | 1 (2) |
| 36 to 45 | 35 (23) | 11 (10) | 24 (55) |
| 46 to 55 | 14 (9) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (32) |
| >55 | 5 (3) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (11) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 50 (33) | 33 (30) | 17 (39) |
| Female | 102 (67) | 76 (70) | 26 (59) |
| Prefer not to say | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Asian or Asian American | 20 (13) | 14 (13) | 6 (14) |
| Black or African American | 5 (3) | 4 (4) | 1 (2) |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 6 (4) | 3 (3) | 3 (7) |
| Middle Eastern or North African | 5 (3) | 5 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Non‐Hispanic White | 107 (70) | 76 (70) | 31 (70) |
| Two or more races | 5 (3) | 5 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Prefer not to say | 5 (3) | 2 (2) | 3 (7) |
| Region | |||
| West/Northwest | 32 (21) | 26 (24) | 6 (14) |
| Midwest/Central | 45 (29) | 30 (28) | 15 (34) |
| South/Southeast | 36 (24) | 26 (24) | 10 (23) |
| East/Northeast | 40 (26) | 27 (25) | 13 (30) |
| Fellow only | |||
| Fellow year | |||
| First | — | 42 (39) | — |
| Second | — | 32 (29) | — |
| ≥Third | — | 34 (31) | — |
| Prefer not to say | — | 1 (1) | — |
| Fellow core training | |||
| Emergency medicine | — | 11 (10) | — |
| Pediatrics | — | 98 (90) | — |
| PD only | |||
| Clinical experience posttraining (years) | |||
| ≤10 | — | — | 20 (45) |
| 11 to 15 | — | — | 12 (27) |
| 16 to 20 | — | — | 6 (14) |
| >20 | — | — | 6 (14) |
| Years of employment at current institution | |||
| ≤4 | — | — | 6 (14) |
| 5–10 | — | — | 18 (41) |
| >10 | — | — | 20 (46) |
Data are reported as n (%).
Abbreviations: PD, program director; PEM, pediatric emergency medicine.