Past CERA Survey Data by Topic
Find a collection of past CERA surveys organized by topic. You can also search for past survey data based on a specific keyword, such as "burnout."
The data in this Clearinghouse was collected through surveys of members of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, North American Primary Care Research Group, and Association of Departments of Family Medicine. The data are available to all members.
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Knowledge of Health Care Needs of Veterans/Military Personnel and Their Families
Assessing the Uptake of Primary HPV DNA Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening via Patient Vaginal Self Swab
Changes in Practice and Training for Gender-affirming Healthcare in Family Medicine
Developmental Screenings: Does Family Medicine Follow Pediatric Recommendations?
Family Medicine Identification and Response to Male Patients Using Intimate Partner Violence
The Effect of State-level Health-related Policies on Practice Location
The COVID-19 Wave May be Over, but can Telemedicine Still Make a Splash?
Barriers to Family Medicine Provider Food Insecurity Communication
Practice and Education in Family Medicine after Dobbs Ruling
Perceived Importance, Knowledge of, and Comfortability Discussing Menstrual Health Topics
Adolescent Sexual Health
Primary Care Physicians' Use of Race in Medical-decision Making
Cancer Screening During COVID19
Impact of COVID-19 on Faculty Isolation, Engagement and Productivity
Outpatient Prenatal Care Response During COVID-19 Pandemic
Predictive Factors of Positive E-Learning Experience
How Family Physicians View Their Role in Patient Gun Control Counseling
Prostate Cancer Screening in Black Men
Assessment of Comfort in Addressing Elements of Immunization Counseling
Is family medicine ready for the new subspecialty of complex family planning?
Physician Screening and Recommendations on Nicotine and Marijuana During Pregnancy
Knowledge and Practices About Immediate Postpartum Long-acting Reversible Contraception
Diabetes Prevention
Family Physicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Added Dietary Sugar
Health Disparity in African Americans
Management of Sickle Cell Disease
Affordable Care Act and Mandated Contraceptive Services
Baseline Physician Behaviors
Family Medicine Physicians' Attitudes and Experiences with Opioid Prescribing for the Management of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain
Family Medicine Physicians' Interactions with Overweight and Obese Patients
Educational Resources
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration and Future Trends in Family Medicine
Evaluation of FMDRL (STFM Resource Library)
Assessment of Shots Program
Faculty
Work Activities Performed by Clinical Faculty While on Vacation
The Role of Social Norms in Bullying and Harassment, Chair Perspective
Is Social Isolation and Loneliness Considered an Important Topic to Family Medicine Educators?
The Role of Social Norms in Bullying and Harassment in Medical Education
Mental Health Stigma, Help-seeking Intentions, and Barriers to Seeking Mental Health
Perceptions of Faculty Members' Entry and Integration into Academic Medicine
Overrepresentation of Women Among Family Medicine Clerkship Directors: Chairs Perspective
Flexible Work Practices and Their Perceived Impact on Family Medicine Departments
Effects of Grade Appeals on the Clerkship Director
Exploration of Overrepresentation of Women Among Family Medicine Clerkship Directors
De-Credentialing Microaggressions: Prevalence and Impact on Physicians
Barriers to Implementation of Protected Nonclinical Time_PD Survey
Strategies and Barriers for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Work
Loneliness of the Chair
Barriers to Implementation of Protected Nonclinical Time_Chair Survey
Inpatient Staffing Models and Perceptions of Faculty Job Satisfaction
How Impostor Phenomenon and Discrimination Influences Professional Advancement
Racial Allyship and Support for Advancing URiFM Faculty Scholarship
Scholarship Incentives
Advanced Practice Providers in Departments of Family Medicine
When Considering Promotion, Are Service and Research in Opposition?
Faculty Recruitment
Family Medicine Career Intent and Workforce Planning
Measuring Wellness in Family Medicine Educators
Impact of COVID-19 on Family Medicine Career Plans
Impostor Phenomenon Among Family Medicine Residency Program Directors
Predictors of Successful Academic Promotion
Professional Development Needs of Clerkship Directors
Promotion of Academic Clinical Educators
Coaching, Mentorship, and Sponsorship in Developing Academic Physicians
Clerkship Director Perceptions on Student Choice of Family Medicine
Family Medicine Clerkship Directors’ Handling of Student Mistreatment
What Strategies do Clerkship Directors Use and Value to Retain Community Preceptors?
Meaning in Life in Relation to Wellness and Burnout
Key Individual and Environmental Risk/Mitigation Factors For Program Director Burnout
Faculty vacancies and dedicated clinical, teaching, research, and administrative duties
Filling the gap in FM faculty vacancies
Use of Technology in Faculty Development for Community-based Preceptors
Relationship between faculty vacancies and number of part time faculty
Non-Physician Faculty
Professional Joy Reported by Non-Physician Family Medicine Faculty
Quality of Precepting Practices
Survey of Family Physicians for Wellness and Stress Scores
Faculty Development for Community-based Preceptors
Describing how Clerkship Directors Obtain Consent from Patients to Work with Medical Students
Survey of OB Privileges and the Structure of Laborists Services
Characteristics Used by Family Medicine Clerkship Directors for Recommending Specific Residency Programs to Medical Students
Numbers, Disability Types, Accommodations, and Attitudes Towards Disabled Faculty Members
Whom Are Department Chairs Seeking for New Academic Faculty Positions in Family Medicine?
Physician Shortages and Practice Environments Affects on Full Scope of Care
Identification of Motivations and Barriers to Incorporation of Pharmacists as Faculty
Community Preceptor Payment
Workplace Bullying
Physician Tolerance for Uncertainty, Risk and Ambiguity
The Effect of Salary Differences Between Practicing and Academic Family Physicians
Maintenance of Certification in FM Residency
The Extent of Incentive Compensation Plans in Academic Family Medicine and the Perceptions of Faculty Members About Such Plans With Respect to Organizational Psychology Constructs
Identifying the Motivators and Challenges for Senior Faculty in Family Medicine
Physician Workforce Issues
Medical School Curriculum
Opioid Use Disorder Education
Social Determinants of Health Curriculum in Family Medicine Clerkships
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum
Characterizing the Current State of MI Education in North American Family Medicine Clerkships
Training Future Physicians in Telemedicine Competencies
Racism and Bias Curriculum in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Contraception and Abortion Care Education in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Lifestyle Medicine in Medical Student Curriculum: Perceptions of Family Medicine Clerkship Directors
Active Learning Methods in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Changes in Family Medicine Clerkship Teaching due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
POCUS Education in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Family Medicine Sub-Internships as Part of Medical School Curricula
Sexual Health Teaching in the Family Medicine Clerkship
What Keeps Clerkship Directors From Teaching About Chronic Pain?
Transgender Education in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Understanding the Current State of Geriatric Teaching and Curricula in Family Medicine Clerkships
How Are Family Medicine Clerkships Addressing the Obesity Epidemic?
Examining Naloxone Treatment Education
Behavioral Health Training in Family Medicine Clerkships
Primary Care Tracks in Medical School
Palliative, End of Life, and Hospice Care Education in Family Medicine Clerkships
Clerkship Directors’ Views and Actions on Students’ Impressions of Family Medicine
Training Medical Students on Substance Abuse Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Improving STFM's National Clerkship Curriculum (NCC) Website
Scope of Practice Experience in Family Medicine Clerkships and Implications for Recruitment to Careers in Family Medicine
Educating Students About Chronic Pain During the Family Medicine Clerkship
The Contribution of Family Medicine to Procedural Skill Training
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Questioning (LGBTIQ) Education
Exploring Family Medicine Clerkship Curricula in Practice Based Learning and Improvement
Medical Student Preparation
Knowledge and Utilization of the National Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum
Interprofessional Education in Family Medicine
Uncertainty in Family Medicine Programs
Public/Population Health Training in Family Medicine Education
Medical School Evaluation
Departmental Support for Family Medicine Advising
Financial Leadership for Family Medicine in Current Academic Medicine Landscape
Faculty Time Allocation in Departments of Family Medicine
Navigating ADHD Accommodations in Medical Clerkships
Factors Affecting Ambient AI Transcription Use in Family Medicine Clerkships
Determination of Medical Student Competency in Outpatient Documentation
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Clerkship Education
Financial Expectations and Revenue Targets for Family Medicine Departments
Artificial Intelligence in Clerkship Assessment
Shifts in Medical School Grading: Step 1 Pass/Fail Ramifications
Characteristics of Telemedicine After the Return of In-Person Care
Fairness of Clerkship Assessments
Bias in Family Medicine Clerkship Evaluations
Family Medicine Clerkship Directors’ Remediation of Preceptors with Student Mistreatment Concerns
Diversity in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Telemedicine Visits in the Family Medicine Clerkship
Quality of Precepting Practices
Perceptions of Grade Inflation and Proposed Solutions
Understand Identifying, Tracking, and Remediating Performance Issues at Clinical Teaching Sites
Identify Clerkship Directors' Perceptions of Strengths and Deficiencies of Graduating Medical Students from US Medical Schools
Remediation, Forward Feeding, and Fear of Legal Action
Medical Students
Family Physician Perceptions of Students of 3-year Accelerated Medical School Programs
The Potential Impact of Step 1’s Shift From Scores to Pass/Fail on the Family Medicine Clerkship
Step 1 Score Change and Residency Application: Baseline (2022)
Medical Students' Education/exposure to Persons with Disabilities During Medical School (2022)
Anti-racism Curriculum in Medical School
How Important is Diversity and Inclusion in Student Career Decisions? (2022)
Medical Students' Education/exposure to Persons with Disabilities During Medical School
How Important is Diversity and Inclusion in Student Career Decisions?
Wellness and Burnout Among Medical Students
Department Chair Perceptions on Student Choice of Family Medicine
Step 1 Score Change and Residency Application: Baseline
Research
Research Productivity and Capacity Evaluation by Family Medicine Department Chairs
Family Medicine Departments and Their Role in Learning Networks
How Family Medicine Departments Expand Research Capacity
Current and Future Research Foci of PBRNs
Residency Program Involvement in PBRN Projects
Building Research Capacity
Evaluation of PBRN productivity with Respect to PBRN Characteristics
Clinical and Translational Science Award Support for Practice-Based Research Networks
Technology-based Patient Engagement Strategies
Residency Curriculum
Addiction Curricula in Residency: What Has Changed in 10 Years?
2025 Residency Program Directors (PD28) Survey - Not Yet Published
Evaluating LGBTQ+ Health Curriculum in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Assessing Readiness for Food is Medicine Competency
Curricular Impact of Resource Investments in POCUS Education Among Family Medicine Residency Programs
Family Medicine Resident Quality Improvement Training, Project Logistics, Characteristics, Outcomes
Pregnancy Care Training in Family Medicine Residency
Assessing the Value and Integration of Nutrition Education in Family Medicine Residencies
Residency Response to Revised ACGME Pregnancy Care Requirements
Personal Financial Wellness in Family Medicine Residencies
Readiness for Assessment of Self-directed Learning Skills
Residency Curriculum on Value-Based Care
Trauma Stabilization Training
Evidence Based Medicine Faculty and Program Culture
What is the Climate of Climate Change Education
Anti-racism Curriculum in Residency
Community Medicine Curriculum - Evaluation and Outcomes
Family Medicine Resident Education on Health Disparities Associated with Former Incarceration
Examining Current Trends in Interprofessional Education (IPE) within Graduate Medical Education
Programmatic Responses to Systemic Racism a Critical 5 year Comparison
Residency Curriculum in the Care of Persons Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Preparing Family Medicine Residents to Care for Patients with Obesity
Abortion Training in Family Medicine Residencies
Dermoscopy Training in Family Medicine Residencies
Anti-Racism Training
Barriers to Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use
Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Training in Residency Programs
Well-being Curriculum Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Public Health Interventions Training Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resident Perspectives on Essential Wellness Curricula
Social Determinants of Health Curricula in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Percieved Importance of Formal Racial Justice Curriculum
Anti-racism Curriculum in Residency
Development and Impact of Maternity Care Tracks in Family Medicine Residencies
Pediatric Training in Family Medicine Residencies
Family Medicine Residency Curriculum in Transgender Health Care
HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention Among Prenatal Patients
Primary Care Oncology Curriculum
Training and Provision of Contraceptive Services by Family Medicine Residents and Faculty
Vasectomy Training in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Use of and Perceived Barriers to Simulation in Family Medicine Education
Breastfeeding Education in Family Medicine Residencies
Residency Programs and Disability: Identifying Practices in Family Medicine Programs
Education and Attitudes on Medical Cannabis in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Point of Care Ultrasound
Burnout, Wellbeing, Curriculum Development
Identifying the Presence of Mental Health Stigma Reduction Programs
Resident Burnout and Resilience Training
Burnout, Workload and Wellness Curricula
Evaluating Practice Management Curricula in Family Medicine Residency
Residency Predictors of Maternity Care Provision by Family Physicians
Variations in Inpatient Medicine Training
Residency Diversity Training and Admissions
Residency Education on Human Trafficking
Resident Training in Screening and Management of Depression
PrEP Acceptance and Training Among Family Medicine Residency Programs
Areas of Concentration in Family Medicine Residencies
An Assessment of Teaching Trauma Informed Care and Issues of Implementation
Advocacy Training in Family Medicine Residency Programs
Residency Program Coverage of and Requirements to Take USMLE Step 3
Integrated Behavioral Health Training in Family Medicine Residency
Teaching Chronic Pain in the Residency Curriculum
Addiction Medicine Curriculum in Family Medicine Residency Training
Attracting Strong Residency Candidates Through Implementing Osteopathic Curriculum
Evaluate Current Opinions and Policies of Forward Feeding in FMRs
Addiction MedExplores Nature of Community Partnerships as Related to Community Curricula in Family Medicine Residenciesicine Curriculum in Family Medicine Residency Training
Group Medical Visit in GME
Telehealth Usage, Training, Telehealth Access
Quality of Residency Programs
Global Health
Home Visit Education for Family Medicine Residents
Moral Distress and Ethical Dilemmas Regarding Hepatitis C Treatment
Supportive Learning Environment for Learning Evidence-Based Medicine in Residencies
Patient Transfer Trends in Family Medicine Inpatient Training Programs
Perceptions of Point of Care Ultrasound in Family Medicine
Point of Care Ultrasound Issues
Residents-As-Teachers
Hospitalist Trends
Basic Prenatal Ultrasound Training
Training and Subsequent Nursing Home Practice of Family Medicine Residents
Maternity Care
Pharmaceutical Interaction
Physician-Patient Online Communication
Social Media Use in Residency Programs
Population Health
Sleep Medicine Education
Training in HIV Primary Care
Attitudes and Implementation of STFM IM/CAM Competencies
Hospitalist Programs
LGBT Health
Public/Population Health Training in Family Medicine Education
Oral Health Curricula in Residencies
Residency Policy
Parental Leave Policies in Residency Programs Following Implementation of ACGME and ABFM Policies
2025 Residency Program Directors (PD28) Survey - Not Yet Published
Program Director Perceptions/Impact of the 2023 ABFM Leave Policy
2025 Residency Program Directors (PD28) Survey - Not Yet Published
Program DIrector Attitudes Toward Inclusion of Patient Race in the opening Line of the Clinical Presentation
Changes in Family Medicine Residency Pharmaceutical Interaction 2008-2019
Budgeted Costs and Time for the NRMP
Parenting Supports in Family Medicine Residencies
Resident and Faculty Parental Leave Policies and Practices
Resident Education and Clinical Health Coaching in Primary Care
Residency Program Evaluation
Do Program Characteristics Shape Menopause Training in U.S. Family Medicine Residencies?
2025 Residency Program Directors (PD28) Survey - Not Yet Published
Managing Opioid Use Disorder: A Program Director Survey
2025 Residency Program Directors (PD28) Survey - Not Yet Published
Factors Impacting Effective Inter-specialty Collaboration in Family Medicine Education
Surviving Residency: Methods to minimize racial bias in Underrepresented Minority
New Virtual Recruiting Tools for Family Medicine: Reflections on Year One
Retaliation as a Barrier to Completion of Evaluations
Program Approaches to Resident Population Health and Quality Scorecards
Prevalence of a Holistic Review Framework in the Admissions Process
Perception of FM Residency Directors on Use of Signals in the Match Process
Features of Effective Clinical Competency Committees
Family Medicine Residencies' Use of Social Media for Marketing
Financial Considerations for Post-COVID Residency Recruitment Seaons
Virtual Residency Interviews in Response to the Pandemic
COVID-19 Disturbance to Resident Education
Perceived Benefits of Osteopathic Recognition for Programs
Family Medicine Residency Length of Training
Social Media Use in Residency Programs
Trends in OB Care in Family Medicine Residencies
Resident Remediation in Family Medicine Residency Programs
To Describe the Understanding and Utilization of Entrustable Professional Activities in FMRPs
ACGME Clinical Competency Milestones: Effect on Resident Evaluation and Feedback
Project Will Assess the Readiness of FM Residency Programs to Implement FM Milestones Based on PCMH Status
Expectations of the Competencies of Entering Family Medicine Residents
Resident Evaluation
Resident Competency in Outpatient Documentation and AI Use
2025 Residency Program Directors (PD28) Survey - Not Yet Published
