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Steven R Brown1, Richard Gerkin2
1Department of Family, Community, and Preventive Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ.
Family Medicine
|April 12, 2019
Summary
Family medicine program director tenure averages 6.5 years, with a median of 4.5 years. High numbers of new directors annually may impact training program quality, suggesting a need for more support.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education Research
- Graduate Medical Education
Background:
- The program director (PD) role is demanding, with high burnout risk and competing priorities.
- Short PD tenure can negatively impact residency training program stability and quality.
- Limited research exists on the tenure of family medicine residency directors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the tenure of family medicine program directors.
- To analyze trends in PD tenure over time.
- To compare family medicine PD tenure with data from other ACGME-accredited specialties.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 11 Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance PD surveys (2011-2017).
- Calculation of mean and median PD tenure.
- Comparison with ACGME Data Resource Book data for all specialties.
Main Results:
- Mean family medicine PD tenure was 6.5 years; median tenure was 4.5 years.
- Tenure remained stable between 2011-2017.
- 30.5% of PDs had served 0-2 years, indicating a significant number of new directors annually.
- Data exhibited a right skew, similar to other specialties.
Conclusions:
- Family medicine PDs have a mean tenure of 6.5 years and a median of 4.5 years.
- The high proportion of new PDs annually may affect program quality.
- Increased resources and support for new PDs are warranted.
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