Alumni Opinions '08

Results from Monday 12/29/08 on:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/
n=47, of 355 e-mailings


1. My graduation as a PA from AMC and/or HVCC
was as long ago as:
. . .answered question 46
. . .skipped question 1
Response
. . . . . . . . Percent Response. .Count
2005-2008 . . . . . . 28.3%. . . .13
2000-2004 . . . . . .32.6%. . . . 15
1995-1999 . . . . . . 15.2%. . . . 7
1990-1994 . . . . . . .6.5%. . . . 3
1985-1989 . . . . . . .4.3%. . . . 2
1980-1984 . . . . . . .4.3%. . . . 2
<1979 . . . . . . . . . .8.7%. . . . 4


2. Where are you located today?
. . .answered question 45
. . .skipped question 2
Response

. . .Percent Response. . .Count

1. New England:
. . .Connecticut, RI, MA, Maine, NH, Vermont,
. . . .22.2% . . .10
2. New York
. . . .71.1% . . .32
3. Northeast:
. . .DC, DE, Maryland, NJ, Pennsylvania, VA
. . . .0.0%
4. South Atlantic:
. . .FL, GA, Kentucky, NC, SC, Tennessee, WVa
. . . .2.2%. . .1
5. Midwest (East of Mississippi):
. . .Indiana, IL, MI, Ohio, Wisconsin
. . . . 0.0%
6. Midwest (West of Mississippi):
. . .Iowa, KA, Minnesota, MS, Nebraska, ND & SD
. . . . 0.0%
7. South:
. . .Arkansas, AL, LA, Mississippi, OK, TX
. . . . 0.0%
8. West:
. . .AZ, Colorado, Idaho, MT, NV, NM, Utah, WY
. . . . 2.2%. . .1
9. Left Coast:
. . .CA, Oregon, WA
. . . . 2.2%. . .1
10. Pacific: Alaska, Hawaii
. . . . 0.0%


3. Preference for new Alumni Website domain:
. . .answered question 42
. . .skipped question 5
Response
. . . . . . . . . .Percent Response. .Count
www.xxx.ORG. . . .64.3%. . .27
www.xxx.NET. . . . 11.9%. . . 5
www.xxx.COM. . . .21.4%. . . 9
www.xxx.US. . . . . .2.4%. . . 1

4. Preference for new Alumni Website name:
. . .answered question 40
. . .skipped question 7
Response
. . . . . . . .Percent Response. .Count
AlbanyPA. . . . . . . . 22.5%. . .9
Albany-PA. . . . . . . . 7.5%. . .3
Alumni-AMC . . . . . .12.5%. . .5
AMC-PA. . . . . . . . . 40.0% . 16
PA-Alumni. . . . . . . .2.5%. . . 1
PA-AMC. . . . . . . . . 7.5%. . . 3
Other (specify) . . . . 7.5%. . . 3
. . .a. AMC Alumni
. . .b. Alumni-AMC-PA
. . .c. AMCPA-Alumni
. . .d. AMC PA Alumni
. . .e. AlbPAAlumni
. . .f. PAAlumniAMCHVCC
. . .g. PA-AMC-ALumni.org



5. Preference for earning money for Student
Scholarships (for our Endowment):
. . .answered question 45
. . .skipped question . 2
Response
. . . . . . . . . Percent Response. . .Count
Dues (annually). . . . . . . 33.3%. . .15
Dues (semi-annually). . . . .2.2% . . .1
CME Day activities. . . . . 51.1%. . .23
Money via sales of
t-shirts, mugs, etc.. . . . . .8.9%. . .4
Wills from alumni. . . . . . . 2.2%. . .1
No money for students. . . .2.2%. . . 1


6. Should Alumni try to conduct a day of six
or seven CME lectures in 2009?
. . .answered question 44
. . .skipped question. . 3
Response
. . . . . . . .Percent Response. .Count
Yes. . . . . . . 95.5%. . . . .42
No. . . . . . . . 2.3%. . . . . .1
Other (specify) 2.3%. . . . . 1
Comments:
. . .a. On a weekend.
. . .b. A half day is enough


7. Preferred times for CME Day 2009:
. . .answered question 46
. . .skipped question 1
Response
. . . . .Percent Response. . .Count
June. . . . . . .37.5%. . 17
July. . . . . . . .4.3%. . . 2
August. . . . . .6.5%. . . 3
September. . .52.2%. . 24


8. What kind of connection do you have to the Internet?
. . .answered question 46
. . .skipped question 1
Response
. . . . . . . . .Percent Response. . .Count
28.8 Kbps modem. . . 2.2%. . 1
56.0 Kbps modem. . . 6.5%. . 3
ISDN. . . . . . . . . . . .2.2% . .1
Cable modem. . . . . 60.9%. .28
DSL. . . . . . . . . . . .13.0%. . 6
T1 or better. . . . . . . 2.2%. . 1
Do not know. . . . . . .13.0%. .6


9. What should the PA Alumni do in 2009?
. . .answered question 45
. . .skipped question 2
Response
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent Response. . .Count
Work for current students. . . . . . . . . . 62.2%. . .23
Work with recent graduates, since 2007. 13.5%. . . .5
Work with grads since 2000. . . . . . . . . . 8.1%. . . 3
Work with grads from before 1999. . . . . .8.1% . . .3
Disband. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0%. . . 0
Other (please specify). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1%. . . 3
. . .a. work with anyone who is interested
. . .b. work with any grad that is willing
. . .c. work w/ all grads, e.g. CME Day
. . .d. Work with all current and past grads, IF there is interest
. . .e. Work with all...that is what alumni is all about.. all of us.
. . .f. activities for all alumni


10. Tuesday, January 6th at 3pm is the WCC:
. . .answered question 44
. . .skipped question 3
Response
. . . . . . Percent Response. . .Count
I think the ‘White Coat Ceremony’ is important for Alumni.
. . . . . . .20.5%. . 9
I think the ‘White Coat Ceremony’ is OK, but I can’t help this year.
. . . . . . .40.9. . .18
I think ‘White Coat Ceremony’ is fine for the newbies,
but don’t bother me.
. . . . . . .20.5%. . .9
What’s all this about?
. . . . . . .18.2% . . .8


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