Table 1.
Physician and pharmacist demographics
| Pharmacist (n = 40) | Physician (n = 321)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Missing | 2 (5.0%) | 23 (7.3%) |
| Male | 14 (35%) | 143 (45.3%) | |
| Female | 24 (60.0%) | 149 (47.3%) | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 4 (10.0%) | 19 (6.0%) |
| Non-Hispanic | 27(67.5%) | 195 (61.9%) | |
| Declined or missing | 9 (21.5%) | 101 (32%) | |
| Race | Asian | 3 (7.5%) | 28 (8.8%) |
| Black | 1 (2.5%) | 13 (4.1%) | |
| White | 31(77.5%) | 231 (73.3%) | |
| Declined or missing | 5 (12.5%) | 41 (13.0%) | |
| Multiracial or other | 0 | 2 (0.6%) | |
| Academic affiliation | Missing | 2 (5.0%) | 21 (6.6%) |
| Resident of fellow | 5 (12.5%) | 170 (53.9%) | |
| Full-time faculty | 26 (65%) | 104 (33.0%) | |
| Part-time/adjunct faculty | 7 (17.5%) | 12 (3.8%) | |
| Not academically affiliated | 0 | 8 (2.5%) | |
| Number of patients seen per week by physicians |
Missing | NAa | 19 (6.0%) |
| ≤75 | NA | 245 (77.7%) | |
| 76–100 | NA | 40 (12.6%) | |
| 101–125 | NA | 8 (2.5%) | |
| ≥126 | NA | 3 (0.9%) | |
| Pharmacist degree and certificatesb | Pharm.D. degree | 37 (92.5%) | NA |
| Pharm. residency | 16 (40%) | NA | |
| AmCare residency | 13 (32.5%) | NA | |
| Postdoctoral fellowship | 7 (17.5%) | NA | |
| BCPS | 20 (50%) | NA | |
| BCPP | 1 (2.5%) | NA | |
| CDE | 7 (17.5%) | NA | |
| Other | 9 (22.5%) | NA | |
| Physician specialty | Family medicine | NA | 233 (75.2%) |
| Internal medicine | NA | 59 (19.0%) | |
| Geriatrics | NA | 8 (2.5%) | |
| Other | NA | 10 (3.2%) | |
| Age | Mean | 39.5 | 38.4 |
| Standard deviation | 9.3 | 11.6 | |
| Minimum | 25 | 25 | |
| Maximum | 62 | 78 | |
| Years in medical residency | Mean | NA | 2.1 |
| Standard deviation | NA | 1.3 | |
| Minimum | NA | 0 | |
| Maximum | NA | 6 | |
| Years in practice | Mean | 12.3 | 7.3 |
| Standard deviation | 9.9 | 10.9 | |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | |
| Maximum | 35 | 50 | |
| Number of ½ days per week providing patient or clinical services (pharmacists only) |
Mean | 4.5 | NA |
| Standard deviation | 2.6 | ||
| Minimum | 1 | ||
| Maximum | 10 |
a
Some of the physicians did not answer some of the questions or refused to answer.
b
Each pharmacist could have multiple degrees or certifications: PharmD, doctor of pharmacy degree; Pharm. residency, pharmacy practice residency; AmCare residency, ambulatory care specialty residency; Fellow, postdoctoral research fellowship; BCPS, board certified pharmacotherapy specialist; BSPP, board certified psychiatric pharmacy specialists; CDE, certified diabetes educator.