Table 1.
General Residency Program and Program Director Characteristics
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Total number of respondentsa | 84 (41.8) |
| Geographic region | |
| Northeast | 20 (23.8) |
| Southeast | 7 (8.3) |
| South | 7 (8.3) |
| Midwest | 33 (39.3) |
| Northwest | 5 (6.0) |
| Southwest | 12 (14.3) |
| Program type | |
| Academic center | 62 (73.8) |
| Private practice | 4 (4.8) |
| Community | 18 (21.4) |
| County | 0 |
| No. of residents per residency class (median [IQR]) | 5 [4-6] |
| Research year required or offered to residentsb | 17 (20.5) |
| Minimum research requirement to graduate | |
| No research requirement | 3 (3.6) |
| 1 research project whether published or not | 50 (59.5) |
| 1 published manuscript | 14 (16.7) |
| 2 published manuscripts | 12 (14.3) |
| 3 or more published manuscripts | 5 (6.0) |
| Require residents to submit at least 1 grant during training | 8 (9.5) |
| No. of current residents who completed a research gap year (median [IQR])c | 2 [0-3] |
| No. of years spent as PD (median [IQR])d | 6.0 [3.0-12.0] |
| PD age (median [IQR])e | 51.0 [43.0-58.0] |
aSurvey administered to a total of 201 program directors
bOne program director (1.2%) did not answer this question
cFive program directors (6.0%) did not answer this question
dFive program directors (6.0%) did not answer this question
eSeven program directors (8.3%) did not answer this question
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; PD, program director; No.: number