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Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Participants

Characteristic n (%)
Gender
 Female 25 (61)
 Male 16 (39)
Age in years, mean (SD) 43.3 (9.8)
Years post-residency, mean (SD) 11.3 (9.8)
Completed fellowship 9 (22)
Primary specialty
 Internal medicine 28 (68)
 Family medicine 13 (32)
Academic rank, n (%)
 Instructor 4 (10)
 Assistant professor 18 (44)
 Associate professor 10 (24)
 Professor 1 (2)
 Other/not applicable 8 (20)
Institution type
 University-based 17 (41)
 Community-based, university-affiliated 15 (37)
 Community-based, non-university-affiliated 8 (20)
 Othera 1 (2)
Educational leadership rolesb
 Program, associate, or assistant director 20 (49)
 Core faculty 21 (51)
 Clinical competency committee chair or member 16 (39)
 Other (resident clinic site director, assistant/associate fellowship director, medical school clinical rotation course director, etc) 14 (34)
 None 5 (12)
Outpatient half days per week seeing own patients, mean (SD) 3.0 (1.9)
Years precepting residents in outpatient setting, mean (SD) 9.0 (8.1)
Half days per week precepting residents in outpatient setting, mean (SD) 2.9 (1.8)
Precepting supervision practices (typically see all patients when precepting)
 Interns in clinic the first 6 months of internship 36 (88)
 Interns in clinic the second 6 months of internship 12 (29)
 Second- and third-year residents in clinic 8 (20)
Participated in a faculty development workshop in last 5 years focused on:
 Observing and assessing residents in a clinical setting 16 (39)
 Competency-based assessment of medical trainees 23 (56)
 Giving feedback to medical trainees 29 (71)
 Communication skills with patients 17 (41)
a

Hospital, but not residency, has university affiliation.

b

Participants were able to select more than one role.