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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2007 Nov 6;147(9):620–627. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00006

Table 2.

Characteristics of Participating Providers

Characteristic Attending Physician Nurse Practitioner Resident
Total, n 30 4 46
Female, n (%) 4 (13) 4 (100) 17 (37)
Race, n (%)
 White 25 (83) 3 (75) 31 (67)
 Black 1 (3) 1 (25) 9 (20)
 Asian 4 (13) 0 2 (4)
 Other/unknown 0 0 4 (9)
Age, y
 Mean (SD) 44 (8.7) 45 (5.0) 29 (2.8)
 Range 29–60 40–50 25–37
Patient-hours per week
 Mean (SD) 29 (10.5) 53 (8.2)
 Range 10–44 40–70
Postgraduate year
 Mean (SD) 14 (7.6) 24 (5.0) 2 (1.8)
 Range 2–28 19–29 1–12
Audiotaped encounters per provider, n
 Mean (SD) 13 (9.5) 53 (9.2) 8 (5.7)
 Range 1–35 45–66 1–21