Participant demographic information for health professions educators in Groups A and B (n=22 for each)
| Group A, n (%) | Group B, n (%) | Total, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of years post-residency training | |||
| 0–4 | 5 (23) | 4 (18) | 9 (20) |
| 5–10 | 3 (14) | 8 (36) | 11 (25) |
| >10 | 9 (41) | 2 (9) | 11 (25) |
| Other* | 5 (23) | 8 (36) | 13 (30) |
| Specialty | |||
| Emergency medicine | 7 (32) | 12 (55) | 19 (43) |
| Family medicine | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 1 (2) |
| Infectious disease | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) |
| Informatics | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Internal medicine | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Medical education | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Ophthalmology | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Paediatrics | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Physical medicine and rehabilitation | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Psychiatry | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Psychology | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 1 (2) |
| Public health | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 1 (2) |
| Radiology | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) |
| Research | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 1 (2) |
| Surgery | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| N/A | 1 (5) | 5 (23) | 6 (14) |
| No response | 3 (14) | 1 (5) | 4 (9) |
| Advanced degrees† | |||
| MD | 13 (59) | 15 (68) | 28 (64) |
| Masters | 12 (55) | 13 (59) | 25 (57) |
| MBA | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 1 (2) |
| PhD | 2 (9) | 4 (18) | 6 (14) |
| Country | |||
| Australia | 0 (0) | 2 (9) | 2 (5) |
| Canada | 17 (77) | 17 (77) | 34 (77) |
| Thailand | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| UK | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) |
| USA | 0 (0) | 3 (14) | 3 (7) |
| No response | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) |
| Experience with medical education blog | |||
| Have read one | 20 (91) | 22 (100) | 42 (95) |
| Have contributed one | 11 (50) | 9 (41) | 20 (45) |
| Own or have owned one | 6 (27) | 5 (23) | 11 (25) |
| Experience with medical education podcast | |||
| Have listened to one | 19 (86) | 18 (82) | 37 (84) |
| Have contributed to one | 9 (41) | 9 (41) | 18 (41) |
| Own or have owned one | 4 (18) | 2 (9) | 6 (14) |
*Non-clinician professions listed under ‘Other’: education technologist, PhD educator, occupational therapist, medicinal education training manager, medical education curricular support.
†Participants may have multiple degrees and thus totals exceed 100%. If an individual had multiple Masters degrees, only one was counted in this table.