Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants
CHARACTERISTIC | NO. OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS | NO. OF OTHER SPECIALISTS |
---|---|---|
Practice model | ||
• Family health team | 5 | 0 |
• Family health organization | 2 | 0 |
• Family health group | 0 | 0 |
• Fee for service | 0 | 7 |
Location | ||
• Urban | 4 | 6 |
• Rural | 2 | 1 |
• Suburban | 1 | 0 |
MOHLTC funding | ||
• Full | 3 | 1 |
• Half | 1 | 3 |
• None | 2 | 4 |
PA background | ||
• New graduate | 4 | 6 |
• US trained | 1 | 1 |
• Military trained | 0 | 1 |
MOHLTC—Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, PA—physician assistant.