Table 1.
Physician characteristics and self-report of Spanish language proficiency
| N = 46 physicians N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD) | 35.3 (7.2) |
| Gender | |
| Women | 28 (61) |
| Men | 18 (39) |
| Level of training | |
| Resident | 29 (63) |
| Attending | 17 (37) |
| Specialty | |
| Internal medicine | 28 (61) |
| Family medicine | 18 (39) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Asian | 4 (9) |
| Black | 2 (4) |
| Latino | 9 (20) |
| White | 31 (67) |
| Fluency in Spanish | |
| Excellent | 12 (26) |
| Good | 14 (31) |
| Fair | 7 (15) |
| Poor | 6 (13) |
| None | 7 (15) |
| Confident performing history and physical in Spanish | |
| Extremely | 15 (32) |
| Moderately | 10 (22) |
| Somewhat | 4 (9) |
| Not confident | 17 (37) |
| Confident with sensitive discussion in Spanish | |
| Extremely | 10 (22) |
| Moderately | 10 (22) |
| Somewhat | 2 (4) |
| Not confident | 24 (52) |
| Use of Spanish interpreter | |
| Never | 15 (32) |
| Rarely | 9 (20) |
| Occasionally | 6 (13) |
| Usually | 4 (9) |
| Always | 12 (26) |