Detailed Findings from the CLER National Report of Findings 2016

For each of the 297 targeted institutions, the CLER teams visited one hospital or medical center that served as a clinical learning environment (CLE) for that SI They spent the majority of their time at inpatient settings, though where possible they also visited affiliated ambulatory care practices in close proximity The hospitals and medical centers varied in size from 41 to 2,396 acute care beds (median=520) The majority (69 4%) were nongovernment, not-for-profit organizations; 21 5% were government, nonfederal; 5 4% were investor-owned, for-profit; and 3 7% were government, federal As for location, approximately 30% of them were in the northeastern US, 29 3% in the south, 25 9% in the Midwest, and 14 1% in the west