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. 2014 Mar 24;32(13):1317–1323. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.52.4298

Table 2.

Participant Characteristics (N = 160)

Characteristic Participants
Years since medical school, %
    0 to 10 27
    11 to 20 36
    21 to 30 23
    31 to 40 11
    > 40 3
Female sex, % 37
Type of physician, %
    Surgical specialist 29
    Medical oncologist 57
    Radiation oncologist 14
Research principal investigator, %*
    Clinical trials 50
    Translational science 33
    Basic science 21
    Outcomes 21
    Other 2
    Not principal investigator 17
No. of new patients each month
    Mean 12.5
    SD 10.0
Percentage of patients recommended for phase one
    Mean 16.9
    SD 19.5
Professional effort, %
    Patient care
        Mean 50.0
        SD 26.3
    Research
        Mean 35.5
        SD 27.4
    Teaching
        Mean 11.8
        SD 12.5
    Administration
        Mean 12.8
        SD 15.2
Baseline genomic testing, %
    Mean 24.3
    SD 29.2

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

*

Percentages do not add up to 100 because some participants are principal investigators in more than one area.