Demography | | |
Mean age | 30.3 years | 30.7 years |
Sex (% male) | 40.7 | 41.3 |
Total outstanding educational loan amount (%) | | |
<$25,000 | 22.8 | 28.4 |
$25,000–$100,000 | 35.3 | 36.0 |
≥$100,000 | 41.9 | 35.6 |
Residency characteristics | | |
Setting | 49.8 | 48.6 |
Urban (%) | | |
Suburban (%) | 39.6 | 40.6 |
Rural (%) | 10.5 | 10.8 |
Type | | |
Community based–NOT affiliated with a medical school (%) | 22.3 | 21.5 |
Community-based, affiliated with a medical school (%) | 45.0 | 40.2 |
Community based, administered by a medical school (%) | 9.0 | 7.2 |
University based (%) | 17.6 | 17.1 |
Military program (%) (P < .001) | 6.1 | 13.9 |
Future plans - Planned post-residency training (%) | 23.2 | 21.8 |
Optimal family practice residency length is 3 years | 69.6 | 79.2 |
Would have chosen family medicine if residency length was: | | |
2 years | 48.7 | 56.1 |
3 years | 100.0 | 100.0 |
4 years | 68.7 | 65.0 |
≥5 years (P = .014) | 7.8 | 2.9 |
Favor a change to a 4 year residency (P = .031) | 36.5 | 27.5 |