Table 1. Demographic Data of Academic Orthopedic Leadership.
*12 physicians with multiple titles (11 with both department chair and PD, one with vice-chair and PD)
SD = Standard deviation, CI = 95% confidence interval, PhD = Doctorate in Philosophy, MD = Doctor of Medicine, DO = Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
| Department Chair | Vice-chair | Program Directors | Total | |
| Total Number | 126 | 16 | 138 | 268* |
| Males (%) | 121 (96.0) | 13 (81.3) | 122 (88.4) | 244 (91.0) |
| Females (%) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (18.7) | 16 (11.6) | 24 (9.0) |
| Years since Graduating Residency (years) (SD) | 28.4 (7.1) | 29.7 (12.0) | 18.4 (9.0) | 23.4 (9.9) |
| Additional Fellowship (%) | 113 (89.6) | 15 (93.8) | 120 (87.0) | 231 (86.2) |
| 1 Fellowship (%) | 103 (81.7) | 14 (87.5) | 116 (84.1) | 222 (82.1) |
| 2 Fellowship (%) | 9 (7.1) | 1 (6.3) | 4 (2.9) | 14 (5.2) |
| 3 Fellowship (%) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) |
| Number of publications (SD) | 91.8 (116.7) | 48.7 (31.3) | 35.7 (52.1) | 60.7 (88.4) |
| Higher-Level Training (%) | 15 (11.9) | 4 (25.0) | 6 (4.3) | 24 (9.0) |
| Masters (%) | 13 (10.3) | 3 (18.8) | 5 (3.6) | 20 (7.5) |
| PhD (%) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (0.8) |
| Masters and PhD (%) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) |
| MD Degree (%) | 124 (98.4) | 14 (87.5) | 134 (97.1) | 262 (97.8) |
| DO Degree (%) | 2 (1.6) | 2 (12.5) | 4 (2.9) | 6 (97.8) |
| Average Reputation Residency Ranking (CI) | 57.0 (8.3) | - | 63.6 (8.0) | 59.7 (5.7) |