Factors associated with thoughts of resignation (responses to “I have considered giving up the program director position before the end of my term”)
| Program director characteristic | No. (%) of participants who responded | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Agree/strongly agree n = 30 | Neutral n = 17 | Disagree/strongly disagree n = 31 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 5 (27.8) | 5 (27.8) | 8 (44.4) |
| Male | 25 (43.1) | 11 (19.0) | 22 (37.9) |
| No response | 0 (0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |
| Years spent as a PD | |||
| < 5 | 16 (34.8) | 12 (26.1) | 18 (39.1) |
| ≥ 5 | 14 (45.2) | 5 (16.1) | 12 (38.7) |
| No response | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100.0) |
| Program size | |||
| Small (1–10 residents) | 14 (36.8) | 12 (31.6) | 12 (31.6) |
| Mid-size (11–20 residents) | 10 (40.0) | 5 (20.0) | 10 (40.0) |
| Large (> 20 residents) | 6 (42.9) | 0 (0) | 8 (57.1) |
| Protected academic time for PD responsibilities per week | |||
| < 1 h | 17 (48.6) | 8 (22.9) | 10 (28.6) |
| 1–5 h | 10 (31.2) | 8 (25.0) | 14 (43.8) |
| > 5 h | 3 (27.3) | 1 (9.1) | 7 (63.6) |
| Hours per week devoted to PD role | |||
| 1–5 | 8 (30.8) | 7 (26.9) | 11 (42.3) |
| 6–10 | 11 (35.5) | 7 (22.6) | 13 (41.9) |
| > 10 | 11 (52.4) | 3 (14.3) | 7 (33.3) |
| Administrative support for the program, FTE | |||
| < 0.4 | 6 (31.6) | 5 (26.3) | 8 (42.1) |
| 0.5–0.99 | 16 (40.0) | 8 (20.0) | 16 (40.0) |
| ≥ 1 | 8 (42.1) | 4 (21.1) | 7 (36.8) |
| Availability of additional administrative supports during periods of increased work | |||
| Yes | 10 (33.3) | 4 (13.3) | 16 (53.3) |
| No | 20 (42.6) | 13 (27.7) | 14 (29.8) |
| Do not know | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100.0) |
| Satisfaction with compensation | |||
| Very/somewhat satisfied | 5 (17.9) | 7 (25.0) | 16 (57.1)* |
| Neutral | 2 (13.3) | 4 (26.7) | 9 (60.0) |
| Very/somewhat dissatisfied | 23 (65.7) | 6 (17.1) | 6 (17.1) |
| Have enjoyed role of PD | |||
| Agree/strongly agree | 19 (30.6) | 12 (19.4) | 31 (50.0) |
| Neutral | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 0 (0) |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0) |
| Role is more work than expected | |||
| Agree/strongly agree | 24 (43.6) | 11 (20.0) | 20 (36.4) |
| Neutral | 4 (20.0) | 6 (30.0) | 10 (50.0) |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) |
Note: FTE = full-time equivalent, PD = program director. Category of “no response” not shown, therefore, column totals may not sum to 100%.
↵* Statistically significant (p < 0.001).