Individual responses to the survey are anonymous. A unique secure link is provided to each survey taker within their program-sent notification emails that provides direct, confidential access to their individual survey; for this reason the link should not be shared. Survey responses are not connected with individual survey taker names.
After the survey administration window closes, summary reports (containing aggregate percentages for all questions and respondents) are available to the program. The reports are only available if at least 70% of survey takers submitted a completed survey. For programs with less than 4 resident/fellows, a combined multi-year report is provided that consists of aggregated data of at least 3 years of consecutive survey data (4 years, if available).