Table 4.

Program Characteristics Based on Ability to Meet ACGME Requirements and Future Improvement

CharacteristicsAbility to Meet ACGME RequirementsaPrograms With Intent to Increase Scholarly Activity Output
Struggling No. (%)Meeting No. (%)Exceeding No. (%)χ2P ValueSatisfied No. (%)Increasing No. (%)χ2P Value
Type of residency program13.3.001b0.3.610
    University-based1 (0.4)31 (12)15 (6)21 (10)20 (9)
    Community-based24 (9)169 (63)27 (10)80 (38)91 (43)
Type of discretionary scholarly activitya48.0<.001b14.2.130
    Case report4 (2)47 (19)3 (1).58229 (12)21 (9)>.99
    Letter to the editor6 (2)62 (24)7 (3)>.9930 (12)39 (16).400
    Book chapter0 (0)2 (1)1 (1)>.992 (1)1 (1)>.99
    Quality improvement0 (0)5 (2)3 (1)>.993 (1)5 (2)>.99
    Curriculum2 (0.8)24 (9)5 (2)>.9917 (7)12 (5)>.99
    Population health5 (2)27 (11)9 (4)>.9917 (7)19 (8)>.99
    FPIN HelpDesk1 (0.4)13 (5)7 (3).020b17 (7)3 (1).040b
    Observational studies0 (0)12 (5)0 (0)>.998 (3)4 (2)>.99
    Clinical trial0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
    Literature review3 (1)0 (0)5 (2)<.001b7 (3)8 (3)>.99
    Meta-analysis0 (0)1 (1)0 (0)>.991 (1)0 (0)>.99
Boyer’s scholarly activity domaina11.5.0732.4.492
    Discovery4 (2)59 (23)3 (1).031b37 (15)25 (10).873
    Integration10 (4)78 (31)20 (8).95057 (24)51 (21)>.99
    Application2 (0.8)24 (9)5 (2).95017 (7)12 (5)>.99
    Teaching5 (2)32 (13)12 (5).38020 (8)24 (10).855
Methods of dissemination3.0.2602.4.125
    Presentation25 (9)197 (71)39 (14)125 (29)111 (25)
    Publication0 (0)11 (4)4 (1)11 (3)4 (0.9)
Faculty mentorshipc12.9.002b1.9.165
    No12 (4)39 (14)7 (3)16 (7)26 (12)
    Yes13 (5)169 (61)36 (13)89 (41)89 (41)
Scholarly activity curriculumc6.2.045b0.7.396
    No11 (4)48 (17)8 (3)26 (12)23 (11)
    Yes14 (5)160 (58)35 (13)79 (36)92 (42)
Institutional Review Boardc9.8.007b5.0.014b
    No6 (2)14 (5)2 (1)3 (1)12 (6)
    Yes19 (7)194 (70)41 (15)102 (46)103 (47)
Medical Llbrarianc5.9.0536.1.014b
    No9 (3)41 (15)5 (2)24 (11)12 (6)
    Yes16 (6)166 (60)38 (14)81 (37)102 (47)
Statisticianc9.1.0110.1.756
    No15 (5)63 (23)13 (5)34 (16)35 (16)
    Yes10 (4)145 (53)30 (11)71 (32)80 (36)
Scholarly activity infrastructurea28.1.002b9.62.242
    0/51 (1)2 (1)0 (0).5801 (1)1 (1)>.99
    1/53 (1)6 (2)1 (1).2492 (1)5 (2)>.99
    2/56 (2)13 (5)1 (1).013b5 (2)6 (3)>.99
    3/57 (3)39 (14)6 (2).58019 (9)21 (10)>.99
    4/54 (1)55 (20)16 (6).44437 (17)24 (11).104
    5/54 (1)93 (34)19 (7).10941 (19)58 (26).450
  • 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.

  • a Elements of scholarly activity infrastructure.