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. 2024 Oct 7;7(4):ooae100. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooae100

Table 1.

Demographic information of responders with complete surveys.

Completed survey responses
Survey item N n = 394 %
What is your age? 383
23-35 60 15.7
36-45 104 27.2
46-65 172 44.9
>65 47 12.3
With which gender do you identify? 381
Male 214 56.2
Female 154 40.4
Prefer not to answer 13 3.4
What is your race? (choose all that apply) 383
White/Caucasian 313 60.3
Black/African-American 11 2.1
Native American or American Indian 2 0.4
Asian/Pacific Islander 31 6.0
Other (none of the above) 26 5.0
What is your ethnicity? 382
Non-Hispanic 352 91.9
Hispanic 10 2.6
Declined 21 5.5
What is your current occupation? 380
Resident 14 3.7
Fellow 6 1.6
Physician 307 80.8
Physician assistant 50 13.2
Retired 3 0.8
What is your current practice focus (choose one) 326
Anesthesiology 18 5.5
Family Medicine 79 24.2
Internal Medicine 41 12.6
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 7 2.1
Obstetrics and Gynecology 11 3.4
Orthopedic Surgery 12 3.7
Pediatrics 29 8.9
General Surgery 11 3.4
Diagnostic Radiology 9 2.8
Cardiology 8 2.5
Pulmonology 5 1.5
Critical Care/Neurocritical Care/Cardiac Critical Care 10 3.1
Advanced Surgical Fellowship 6 1.8
Hematology and Oncology 5 1.5
Emergency Medicine 13 4.0
Otolaryngology 6 1.8
Pathology 6 1.8
Psychiatry 15 4.6
Othera 35 10.7
If a practicing physician, how many years of experience do you currently have? 307
<5 years 34 11.1
5-10 years 50 16.3
10-20 years 68 22.1
>20 years 153 49.8
Not currently practicing 2 0.7
What is your current work environment (choose all that apply)? 392
Metropolitan 221 56.1
Rural 69 17.5
Combined 85 21.6
Not applicable 17 4.3
What best describes your current practice type? 381
Outpatient 127 33.3
Mostly outpatient with some inpatient 80 21.0
Split outpatient and inpatient 73 19.2
Mostly inpatient with some outpatient 41 10.8
Inpatient 55 14.4
Not currently practicing 5 1.3
What best describes your current practice environment? 379
Private practice 106 28.0
Not-for-profit system 207 54.6
For-profit system 66 17.4
Yes, I practice in an academic setting (overseeing learners) 197 51.8
Yes, I have used other AI-enabled services or devices (for any reason except for healthcare) 378 151 39.9
Generally, how familiar are you with an AI-based device (used for any purposes except for healthcare)? 381
Not at all familiar 95 24.9
Slightly experienced 185 48.6
Moderately experienced 80 21.0
Very experienced 14 3.7
Extremely experienced 7 1.8
I have used any AI-enabled health services? (Such as AI embedded in smart medical devices) 379 110 29.0
How familiar are you with these AI-based devices or programs used for clinical purposes? 381
Not at all familiar 160 42.0
Slightly experienced 151 39.6
Moderately experienced 53 13.9
Very experienced 13 3.4
Extremely experienced 4 1.0
Overall, do you think your health information is 378
Sensitive 291 77.0
Non-sensitive 61 16.1
No idea 26 6.9
How do you generally rate your computer skills 380
Terrible 2 0.5
Poor 5 1.3
Average 105 27.6
Good 164 43.2
Excellent 104 27.4
How do you rate your technical knowledge about AI? 379
Terrible 27 7.1
Poor 95 25.1
Average 162 42.7
Good 77 20.3
Excellent 18 4.7
Yes, I would you like to participate in a future focus group to discuss AI in medicine? 381 140 36.7
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Gastroenterology, Sports Medicine, Advanced Radiology, Infectious Disease, Endocrinology, Dermatology, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Urology, Vascular Surgery, and “Other” with less than 5 respondents.

Abbreviation: AI, artificial intelligence.