Table 2.

Physician characteristics

Variable	Physicians n=29
Age, mean (SD)	47.6 (8.9)
Sex, n(%)
Male	20 (69)
Female	9 (32)
Race, n(%)
Caucasian or white	23 (79)
Asian	6 (21)
Primary specialty, n(%)
Emergency Medicine	21 (72)
Internal Medicine	6 (21)
Family Practice	2 (7)
Years since completing residency, mean (SD)	16.8 (10.1)
ATLS certified, n(%)
Yes	20 (69)
No	9 (32)
Hospitals at which physicians work
Bed count, mean (SD)	300 (88)
Total admissions, mean (SD)*	14,347 (10,580)
Total ED visits, mean (SD)*	24,175 (12,238)
Distance to a trauma center, mean miles (SD)	16 (29)
Teaching status of hospital, n(%)
No teaching	3 (37)
Minor teaching	3 (37)
Major teaching	2 (25)