Characteristics of US Family Medicine Residency Program Directors and Their Program (N = 298)
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Medical degree | |
| DO | 60 (20.1) |
| MD | 238 (79.9) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 162 (55.1) |
| Male | 129 (43.9) |
| Choose not to disclose | 3 (1.0) |
| Race or ethnicitya | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous | 3 (1.0) |
| Asian | 30 (9.7) |
| Black/African American | 18 (5.8) |
| Hispanic/Latine/of Spanish Origin | 23 (7.4) |
| Middle Eastern/North African | 4 (1.3) |
| Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander | 0 (0.0) |
| White | 221 (71.5) |
| Choose not to disclose | 9 (2.9) |
| Type of residency program | |
| University-based | 48 (16.2) |
| Community-based, university-affiliated | 171 (57.6) |
| Community-based, non-affiliated | 70 (23.6) |
| Military | 1 (0.3) |
| Other | 7 (2.4) |
| Region of United States (included states) | |
| New England (CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT) | 8 (2.6) |
| Middle Atlantic (NJ,NY,PA) | 46 (14.9) |
| East North Central (IL,IN,MI,OH,WI) | 41 (16.5) |
| West North Central (IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,ND,SD) | 12 (4.9) |
| South Atlantic (DE,FL,GA,MD,NC,SC,VA,DC,WV) | 48 (15.5) |
| East South Central (AL,KY,MS,TN) | 36 (11.7) |
| West South Central (AR,LA,OK,TX) | 31 (10.0) |
| Mountain (AZ,CO,ID,MT,NV,NM,UT,WY) | 27 (8.7) |
| Pacific (AK,CA,HI,OR,WA) | 47 (15.2) |
| Size of community, No. | |
| < 30,000 | 33 (11.1) |
| 30,000 to 75,000 | 44 (14.8) |
| 75,001 to 150,000 | 60 (20.1) |
| 150,001 to 500,000 | 74 (24.8) |
| 500,001 to 1,000,000 | 36 (12.1) |
| >1,000,000 | 51 (17.1) |
| Total number of residents | |
| <19 | 120 (40.4) |
| 19-31 | 133 (44.8) |
| >31 | 44 (14.8) |
| Scholarly activity exceeds minimum requirements, % | |
| 0 | 26 (9.4) |
| 1-24 | 132 (47.5) |
| 25-49 | 51 (18.3) |
| 50-74 | 18 (6.5) |
| 75-100 | 51 (18.3) |
| Author on at least 1 peer-reviewed publication, % | |
| 0 | 69 (24.8) |
| 1-24 | 162 (58.3) |
| 25-49 | 19 (6.8) |
| 50-74 | 9 (3.2) |
| 75-100 | 19 (6.8) |
| Poster or oral presentation at conference, % | |
| 0 | 12 (4.3) |
| 1-24 | 128 (46.2) |
| 25-49 | 52 (18.8) |
| 50-74 | 32 (11.6) |
| 75-100 | 53 (19.1) |
| Type of discretionary scholarly activity | |
| Case report | 54 (19.7) |
| Letter to the editor | 91 (33.2) |
| Book chapter | 3 (1.1) |
| Quality improvement | 9 (3.3) |
| Curriculum | 36 (13.1) |
| Population health | 32 (11.7) |
| FPIN HelpDesk | 25 (9.1) |
| Observational studies | 8 (2.9) |
| Clinical trial | 1 (0.4) |
| Literature review | 15 (5.5) |
| Meta-analysis | 0 (0.0) |
| Boyer’s scholarly activity domain | |
| Discovery | 63 (23.0) |
| Integration | 134 (48.9) |
| Application | 41 (15.0) |
| Teaching | 36 (13.1) |
| Method of dissemination | |
| Presentation within institution | 156 (56.3) |
| Poster presentation | 98 (35.4) |
| Oral presentation | 8 (2.9) |
| Non-peer reviewed publication | 0 (0.0) |
| Peer reviewed publication | 15 (5.4) |
| Ability to meet ACGME requirements | |
| Struggles to meet requirements | 25 (9.0) |
| Meets requirement, satisfied with production | 105 (37.9) |
| Meets requirement, plans to increase production | 104 (37.5) |
| Exceeds requirement, satisfied with production | 32 (11.6) |
| Exceeds requirement, plans to increase production | 11 (4.0) |
| Faculty mentorshipb | |
| No | 59 (21.2) |
| Yes | 219 (78.8) |
| Scholarly activity curriculumb | |
| No | 68 (24.5) |
| Yes | 210 (75.5) |
| Institutional Review Boardb | |
| No | 22 (7.9) |
| Yes | 256 (92.1) |
| Medical librarianb | |
| No | 56 (20.2) |
| Yes | 221 (79.8) |
| Statisticianb | |
| No | 95 (33.5) |
| Yes | 183 (66.5) |
| Scholarly activity infrastructure | |
| 0/5 | 3 (1.1) |
| 1/5 | 10 (3.6) |
| 2/5 | 21 (7.6) |
| 3/5 | 52 (18.7) |
| 4/5 | 76 (27.3) |
| 5/5 | 116 (41.7) |
AL = Alabama; AK = Alaska; AZ = Arizona; AR = Arkansas; CA = California; CO = Colorado; CT = Connecticut; DC = District of Columbia; DE = Delaware; DO = doctor of osteopathic medicine; FL = Florida; FPIN = Family Physicians Inquiries Network; GA= Georgia; HI = Hawaii; ID = Idaho; IL = Illinois; IN = Indiana; IA = Iowa; KS = Kansas; KY = Kentucky; LA = Louisiana; ME = Maine; MD = doctor of medicine (degrees), Maryland (states); MA = Massachusetts; MI = Michigan; MN = Minnesota; MS = Mississippi; MO = Missouri; MT = Montana; NE = Nebraska; NV = Nevada; NH = New Hampshire; NJ = New Jersey; NM = New Mexico; NY = New York; NC = North Carolina; ND = North Dakota; OH = Ohio; OK= Oklahoma; OR = Oregon; PA = Pennsylvania; RI = Rhode Island; SC = South Carolina; SD = South Dakota; TN = Tennessee; TX = Texas; UT = Utah; VT = Vermont; VA = Virginia; WA= Washington; WV = West Virginia; WI = Wisconsin; WY = Wyoming.
Note: Survey respondents were not required to answer all questions. Totals for each category vary. Percentages are based on the total responses for each category.
ACGME = Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
↵a Multiple responsese for race or ethnicity were allowed.
↵b Elements of scholarly activity infrastructure.