OBGYN Residency Program Director Survey on Satisfaction and Retention, 2024-2025

Harvard Dataverse hosts a survey-based cross-sectional study of Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program Directors. The dataset contains 59 responses collected between December 2024 and March 2025, representing 20.7% of programs, and examines factors influencing program director longevity. Author Huma Farid contributed the data, which includes demographics, satisfaction metrics, and challenges like administrative burden.

Use Cases

• Predicting program director turnover based on satisfaction levels and work/life balance factors mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing associations between institutional support (e.g., from departmental chairs) and leadership retention likelihood.
• Modeling the impact of cited challenges like administrative burden and lack of time on career certainty in academic medicine.

Strengths

• 59 survey responses from current program directors, providing a focused sample.
• Includes specific statistical results like odds ratios for satisfaction (OR 2.19) and work/life balance (adjusted OR 7.45).
• Survey captured detailed satisfaction metrics across relationships with faculty (73%), departmental chairs (77.9%), and designated institutional officials (86.4%).

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and structure require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse

Collection Method

Electronic survey distributed via listserv to OBGYN residency program directors.

Time Range

Data collected between December 2024 and March 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 15:31:38; freshness should be verified.