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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 9.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Intern Med. 2010 Sep 13;170(16):1442–1449. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.307

Table 1.

Characteristics of Physician Sample

Characteristic n %
Degree
D.O. 242 2.3%
M.D. 10166 97.7%
Gender
Male 7300 70.1%
Female 3108 29.9%
Board Certification
None 751 7.2%
ABMS or AOA 9657 92.8%
Years in Practice
<10 Years 1578 15.2%
10–19 Years 3224 31.0%
20–29 Years 3038 29.2%
30–39 Years 1832 17.6%
40–49 Years 637 6.1%
≥ 50 Years 99 1.0%
Medical School
International 1767 17.0%
Domestic 8641 83.0%
Malpractice
No Malpractice Claims 9350 89.8%
1+ Malpractice Claim 1058 10.2%
Disciplinary Action
No Disciplinary Actions 10307 99.0%
1+ Disciplinary Actions 101 1.0%
US News Research Rank
Attended a lower or unranked school 9095 87.4%
Attended a top 10 school 1313 12.6%
US News Primary Care Rank
Attended a lower or unranked school 9387 90.2%
Attended a top 10 school 1021 9.8%