title: Program Director Participation in a Leadership and Management Skills Fellowship and Characteristics of Program Quality.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The association between a residency program director completing a leadership and management skills fellowship and characteristics of quality and innovation of his/her residency program has not been studied. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the association between a residency program director's completion of a specific fellowship addressing these skills (National Institute for Program Director Development or NIPDD) and characteristics of quality and innovation of the program they direct.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using information from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and FREIDA® program characteristics were obtained. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data. The relationship between programs with a NIPDD graduate as director and program quality measures and indicators of innovation was analyzed using both chi square and logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Initial analyses showed significant associations between the NIPDD graduate status of a program director and regional location, mean years of program director tenure, and the program's 5-year aggregate ABFM board pass rate from 2007--2011. After grouping the programs into tertiles, the regression model showed significant positive associations with programs offering international experiences and being a NIPDD graduate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Program director participation in a fellowship addressing leadership and management skills (ie, NIPDD) was found to be associated with higher pass rates of new graduates on a Board certification examination and predictive of programs being in the upper tertile of programs in terms of Board pass rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Florida.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Carek
authors.forename: Lisa D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Mims
authors.forename: Colleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Conry
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: Perry A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Pugno
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000193:education*; D005194:Family Practice; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires