Protocol for the 2024 CERA General Membership Survey.

Area of Science:

• Family Medicine Education Research
• Survey Methodology
• Academic Medicine

Background:

• The Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM) Educational Research Alliance (CERA) supports family medicine research through annual surveys.
• CAFM members submit proposals for audience-specific survey questions each year.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review the methods and demographics of the 2024 CERA General Membership Survey.
• To determine the generalizability of the survey respondents based on demographic comparisons.

Main Methods:

• Survey proposals were peer-reviewed, with five selected for the 2024 General Membership Survey.
• Invitations were sent to CAFM members via Survey Monkey between October 15 and November 22, 2024.
• Demographic data of potential and actual respondents were compared using chi-squared or Fisher's exact tests.

Main Results:

• A total of 1,194 out of 4,844 invited CAFM members responded, achieving a 24.7% response rate.
• Statistically significant differences were observed in race/ethnicity, self-identification as underrepresented in medicine, highest degree, and practice location between respondents and non-respondents.
• No statistically significant differences were found in age or gender between respondents and non-respondents.

Conclusions:

• The 2024 CERA General Membership Survey provides insights into family medicine education topics.
• Demographic differences between respondents and non-respondents raise questions about the generalizability of the findings.
• Further analysis is needed to understand the full implications of these demographic variations on survey results.