Step-wise regression only resulted in reported enjoyment of teaching residents predicting TE (R=.414 [difference in N causes difference between r and R]). CONCLUSION: Internal Medicine faculty believe that they effectively teach residents, and self-perceptions of teaching effectiveness are correlated with actual resident evaluations of teaching (suggesting accuracy of the faculty member's perception), and time spent and enjoyment from teaching (faculty self-select activities that they enjoy and are good at). Faculty self-preceptions in general are not correlated with demographic characteristics, effort at improving educational competence, and perceived support for teaching, suggesting that faculty development efforts may need to be more individualized and focused on faculty who elect to participate rather than institution or department-wide programs.