Protocol for the Spring 2025 CERA Program Director Survey

Area of Science:

• Medical Education Research
• Family Medicine Training
• Academic Medicine Surveys

Background:

• The Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM) Educational Research Alliance (CERA) supports medical educational survey research.
• CERA regularly surveys key stakeholders in academic family medicine, including residency program directors.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the methodology and demographic characteristics of the Spring 2025 CERA Residency Program Director Survey.
• To assess the generalizability of the survey results by comparing respondent demographics to the eligible population.

Main Methods:

• Five research modules were selected through a peer-review process and included in the survey.
• The survey targeted all identified family medicine residency program directors, with administration from April 22 to May 23, 2025.

Main Results:

• A total of 321 out of 726 eligible program directors responded, achieving a 44.2% response rate.
• Demographics of respondents (gender, race/ethnicity, underrepresentation in medicine) did not significantly differ from the potential respondent pool.

Conclusions:

• The methodology and demographic results of the Spring 2025 CERA Residency Program Director Survey are presented.
• The study demonstrates the generalizability of the survey findings, as respondent demographics were statistically similar to those of all eligible program directors.