MPPDA Research Committee

MPPDA Annual Meeting

Orlando 2015

Members

Michael Aronica Co-Chair, SUNY Buffalo Anoop Agrawal, Co-Chair, Baylor Ronald Williams, Penn State Princess Dennar, Tulane Steve Strausbaugh, Case Wester Sharon Wretzel, Baystate John Stewart, Kentucky Jen Lindstrom, Albany Alice Alexander, Arkansas Dick Wardrop, UNC Chapel Hill Rachel Caskey, UIC Russ Kolarik, Greenville

Review of Charges 2014-2015 1. To create a supportive environment for collaborative research within the MPPDA. 2. To provide research support to other MPPDA committees, as appropriate. 3. To obtain and assist MPPDA committees to obtain IRB approval as appropriate for

initiatives that may require this step in order to disseminate study results within the academic community.

4. To work collaboratively with the MPPDA Executive Committee to develop, adapt,administer, analyze, and disseminate the results of the MPPDA Annual Program Director Survey.

5. To work collaboratively Executive Committee to develop, adapt, administer, analyze, and disseminate the results of the MPPDA Annual Meeting Survey.

6. To develop a process to ensure that all surveys and research data requests of the MPPDA membership are vetted by the committee, and where appropriate, incorporated into the annual survey to reduce survey fatigue amongst members.

7. To attend the Research Committee meeting at the annual National MPPDA Meeting.

Long Term goals for the MPPDA research Committee

Obtain annual MPPDA national survey data with analysis and survey revision.

Support MPPDA in data collection for executive committee initiatives

Improving research networking and development of a National Med-Peds PBRN 

Increase and support Med-Peds faculty publication

Annual Med-Peds Program Survey Program Characteristics Recruitment Program/Program Director Support Ambulatory Training Board Certification Graduates Curriculum & Transitional committees Miscellaneous

Annual Program Survey

Survey conducted during Summer 2014 Contacts emails were found from MPPDA &

ACGME databases SurveyMonkey survey method 53 out of 77 programs responded (68%

response rate)

Annual Med-Peds Program Survey: Program Characteristics

ITEM Mean SD

Number of Residents/ Program

19.7’12/’13 = 18.1/19.6

+/- 9.4 (median = 16)

Number of faculty FTE’s/Program

8.6’12/’13 = 7.8 /7.8

+/- 10.6 (median=6.0)

Number of Core faculty FTE’s/Program

4.3

‘12/’13 = 4.6/4.3

+/- 2.1 (median = 4)

Year Program Started

1989 +/- 9.5 years

Mean number Resident/Faculty FTE = 2.3 (’12/’13 = 2.9/2.5)

Attrition Trend

# of residents0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

200920102011201220132014

Annual Med-Peds Program Survey: Program/Program Director Support

ITEM MEAN SD

Length of Time as PD

7.8 years2013 = 6.7 years

+/- 5.1 years

Age of PD 43.4 years +/- 4.7 years

PD annual salary $188k (median 185k)

+/- $30k

Program Director time dedicated to program

0.42 FTE +/- 0.1 FTE

APD time (primary) 0.22 FTE (median 0.2)

+/- 0.21 FTE

PA/PC time 0.76 FTE2013 = 0.64

+/- 0.4FTE (median 0.7 FTE)

Annual Med-Peds Program Survey: Program/Program Director Support

PD Gender: 53% Male (‘12/’13 = 57/53% male)

Have an APD: 81% of programs (‘12/13= 61/83)

Have a separate/own Program administrator: 81% of programs (‘12/’13 = 82/71%)

Have a Med-Peds Chief Resident: 88% of Programs (‘12/’13 = 93/91%)

Have a PD controlled Budget: 77% of Programs (‘12/’13 = 65/61%)

Annual Med-Peds Program Survey: Program/Program Director Support

Hospitalist

Ambu

latory

Subspe

cialty

Tradition

al

Other

02040

19

44

826

4

PD Practice Type

Percent

015304560

42 47

7 4

Academic Rank

Percent

In 2014 Associate professor ranks are now in the pluralityHospitalist PD’s increased from 11% – 19% since 2009

Annual Med-Peds Program Survey: Graduates

010203040 32

2 112 8

19 9 13 15

Graduate’s Plans

Percent

Remained static since 2009

Annual Med-Peds Program Survey: Miscellaneous Post-Interview Contact Methods

78% have contact post interview 54% Program initiated Email correspondence 62% Candidate initiated email correspondence 30% Program sent a letter

X+Y exposure IM program only (not Med-Peds) 43% Med-Peds program participate 13%

72% of Med-Peds programs have their own CCC

Research Committee: Goals for 2015

Graduate Survey - sometime in June

MPPDA Annual Program Director Survey in July

Submit Graduate Survey Manuscript

Upload previous years' surveys to AAIM

Send members to NAPCRG conference in October. Lay the groundwork for Med-Peds Community Survey.

Lay the ground work for a certification board 'at risk' survey.