Table 3.

Program Characteristics Associated With Resident Scholarly Activity Production and Dissemination

CharacteristicsExceeds ACGME Minimum RequirementsAuthor on at Least 1 Peer-Reviewed PublicationPoster or Oral Presentation at a Regional/National Conference
<25% of Residents, No. (%)≥25% of Residents, No. (%)χ2P Value<25% of Residents, No. (%)≥25% of Residents, No. (%)χ2P Value<25% of Residents, No. (%)≥25% of Residents, No. (%)χ2P Value
Type of residency program1.46.2200.06.6600.06.800
    University-based23 (8)24 (8)40 (14)  7 (3)23 (8)24 (9)
    Community-based134 (49)95 (34)189 (69)40 (14)116 (42)112 (41)
Activity exceeds minimum requirements, %a21.2.004b21.2<.001b
    024 (9)  2 (1).37120 (7)  6 (2).016b
    1-24116 (42)16 (6).12178 (28)53 (19).016b
    25-4944 (16)  7 (3).49521 (8)30 (11).146
    50-7410 (4)  8 (3).007  3 (1)15 (5).016b
    75-10036 (13)14 (5).08717 (6)33 (12).021b
Author on at least 1 peer-reviewed publication, %a8.11.004b9.59.002b
    049 (18)20 (7).010b37 (13)32 (12)>.99
    1-2491 (33)70 (25)>.9988 (32)72 (26).211
    25-49  4 (1)15 (5).010b  4 (1)15 (5).032b
    50-74  5 (2)  4 (1)>.99  0 (0)  9 (3).011b
    75-100  9 (3)10 (4).029b10 (4)  9 (3)>.99
Poster or oral presentation at conference, %a21.2<.001b9.59.002b
    010 (4)  2 (1).120  9 (3)  3 (1).876
    1-2488 (32)39 (14).001b116 (42)11 (4).003b
    25-4923 (8)29 (11).12340 (15)12 (4).593
    50-7411 (4)21 (8).025b25 (9)  7 (3).876
    75-10025 (9)28 (10).12339 (14)14 (5).173
Types of discretionary scholarly activitya14.431.87.00.636
    Case report35 (7)19 (4).11047 (9)  7 (1)<.001b24 (5)30 (6)>.99
    Letter to the editor42 (8)33 (6)>.9961 (11)14 (3)>.9940 (8)35 (7)>.99
    Book chapter  4 (1)  0 (0)>.99  4 (1)  0 (0)>.99  3 (1)  1 (1)>.99
    Quality improvement  2 (1)  6 (1).621  6 (1)  2 (1)>.99  2 (1)  6 (1)>.99
    Curriculum17 (3)14 (3).60529 (5)  2 (1)>.9917 (3)13 (2)>.99
    Population health20 (4)21 (4)>.9938 (7)  3 (1).74222 (4)19 (4)>.99
    FPIN HelpDesk10 (2)11 (2)>.9910 (2)11 (2).658  9 (2)12 (2)>.99
    Observational studies  6 (1)  6 (1)>.9911 (2)  1 (1)<.001b  6 (1)  6 (1)>.99
    Clinical trial  0 (0)  0 (0)>.99  0 (0)  0 (0)>.99  0 (0)  0 (0)>.99
    Literature review14 (3)  4 (1).60515 (3)  3 (1)>.9911 (2)  7 (1)>.99
    Meta-analysis  0 (0)  1 (1)>.99  0 (0)  1 (1).222  0 (0)  1 (1)>.99
Boyer’s scholarly activity domain3.8.2809.9.019b1.5.694
    Discovery41 (8)25 (5).89058 (11)  8 (2).36530 (6)36 (7)>.99
    Integration70 (13)49 (9)>.9990 (17)29 (5).009b63 (12)56 (10)>.99
    Application17 (3)14 (3)>.9929 (5)  2 (1).31717 (3)13 (2)>.99
    Teaching22 (4)27 (5).26844 (8)  5 (1).36524 (5)25 (5)>.99
Methods of dissemination0.1.78865.6<.001b10.5.001b
    Presentation149 (27)113 (21)229 (42)33 (6)130 (24)132 (24)
    Publication  8 (2)  7 (1)  1 (1)14 (3)  1 (1)14 (3)
Ability to meet ACGME requirementsa26.9<.001b12.7.016b6.33.042b
    Struggles20 (7)  5 (2).014b25 (9)  0 (0).032b15 (6)10 (4).304
    Meets128 (46)80 (29).013b170 (63)33 (12).414109 (40)98 (36).304
    Exceeds  9 (3)34 (12)<.001b29 (11)14 (5).012b14 (5)29 (11).036b
Faculty mentorshipc0.16.6902.46.1170.93.335
    No35 (13)24 (9)53 (19)  6 (2)33 (12)26 (9)
    Yes123 (44)95 (34)177 (64)41 (15)106 (38)111 (40)
Scholarly activity curriculumc2.69.1012.67.1020.59.441
    No44 (16)23 (8)60 (22)  7 (3)31 (11)36 (13)
    Yes114 (41)96 (35)170 (61)40 (14)108 (39)101 (37)
Institutional Review Boardc0.06.8052.62.1064.78.029b
    No12 (4)10 (4)21 (8)  1 (1)16 (6)  6 (2)
    Yes146 (53)109 (39)209 (75)46 (17)123 (45)131 (47)
Medical librarianc1.57.2100.37.5411.36.243
    No36 (13)20 (7)48 (17)  8 (3)32 (12)24 (9)
    Yes121 (44)99 (36)181 (66)39 (14)106 (38)113 (41)
Statisticianc0.15.6950.04.8361.42.233
    No54 (21)38 (14)77 (28)15 (5)51 (18)41 (15)
    Yes104 (37)81 (29)153 (55)32 (12)88 (32)96 (35)
Scholarly activity infrastructure10.49.1187.45.3858.1.207
    0/5  3 (1)  0 (0).653  3 (1)  0 (0)>.99  3 (1)  0 (0).503
    1/5  6 (2)  4 (1)>.99  8 (3)  2 (1)>.99  7 (3)  3 (1)>.99
    2/5  9 (3)12 (4).68819 (7)  2 (1)>.99  8 (3)13 (5)>.99
    3/536 (13)15 (5).18345 (16)  6 (2)>.9928 (10)23 (8)>.99
    4/543 (16)33 (12)>.9965 (24)11 (4)>.9940 (15)36 (13)>.99
    5/561 (22)55 (20).68890 (33)26 (9).24253 (19)62 (23)>.99
  • ACGME = Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; FPIN = Family Physicians Inquiries Network.

  • a Post-hoc analysis performed with Holm’s Test and adjusted P values for individual variables.

  • b Values significant at P <.050.

  • c Elements of scholarly activity infrastructure.