The Alliance conducts annual, semiannual, and biannual research surveys of its membership with oversight from volunteer committees. Survey audiences include, for example, internal medicine (IM) residency program directors, residency and fellowship program administrators, core clerkship and site directors, and clerkship administrators at medical schools and teaching hospital sites. Additionally, Alliance volunteer groups such as committees, task forces, or other bodies conduct periodic research surveys as warranted, with technical support from Alliance Surveys staff when appropriate.
Research survey results are used to help professionals in IM undergraduate and graduate medical education better understand and advance their profession by 1. informing organizational policies and initiatives, 2. publishing the results in scholarly journals, and 3. presenting those results at professional conferences. For more information (including select summary results and presentations) about specific surveys, please visit the APDIM, CDIM, and Other AAIM Surveys pages linked to in the left-hand sidebar.
The following table presents a schedule for recently completed and upcoming Alliance research surveys, including the populations being surveyed. Please check back periodically to track the status of those surveys and their results. Questions about Alliance research surveys and data gathering may be directed to surveys@im.org.
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Alliance Recurring and Periodic Research Surveys Schedule: Fiscal Year 2021
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Survey Name
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Survey Population
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Estimated Population Size
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Launch Date
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Closure Date
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Status
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2020 APDIM Annual Fall Survey of Internal Medicine Residency Program Directors
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All APDIM member-program directors whose programs were ACGME-accredited prior to July 1, 2019
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435
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August 18, 2020
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December 7, 2020
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Summary results available here in late January 2021
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2020 CDIM Annual Survey of Core Clinical Clerkship Directors
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All designated CDIM member internal medicine core clerkship directors at medical schools with full LCME accreditation
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140
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August 19, 2020
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October 20, 2020
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Summary results now available here
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2021 Residency and Fellowship Program Administration Annual Survey
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All APDIM member program administrators / coordinators and other non-physician administrative personnel employed at internal medicine residency and/or fellowship programs
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860
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January 13, 2021
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March 15, 2021
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Email pre-notification to population will be sent on/about January 6, 2021
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2021 CDIM Biannual Clerkship Administration Survey
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All CDIM member program administrators / coordinators and other non-physician administrative personnel employed in internal medicine third- and/or fourth-year clerkship settings and medical schools and hospital teaching sites
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220
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January 14, 2021
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March 15, 2021
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Email pre-notification to population will be sent on/about January 7, 2021
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2021 MPPDA Annual Research Survey of Med-Peds Residency Program Directors
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All MPPDA member medicine-pediatrics program directors at internal medicine - pediatrics residency programs with continued ACGME accreditation as of January 2021
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79
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January 13, 2021
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February 26, 2021
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Email pre-notification to population will be sent on/about January 6, 2021
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2021 APDIM Spring Survey of Internal Medicine Residency Program Directors on “Virtual Recruitment Process of Residents”
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All APDIM member-program directors whose programs were ACGME-accredited prior to July 1, 2019
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435
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Late March 2021
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Early May 2021
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Email pre-notification to population will be sent about one week prior to survey launch
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2021 CDIM Spring Survey of Core Clerkship and Sub-Internship Directors on “Virtual Recruitment Process of Residents”
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All CDIM designated member internal medicine core clerkship and sub-internship directors at medical schools with full LCME accreditation and at teaching hospital sites
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220
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Late March 2021
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Early May 2021
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Email pre-notification to population will be sent about one week prior to survey launch
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Note: ACGME: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; LCME: Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
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