Table 2.

Primary Care Provider (PCP) and Specialty Physician Characteristics.^a

Characteristics		PCP (N=15) n (%)	Specialist (N=4) n (%)
Age
	Mean (SD)	46 (10)	55 (13)
Gender
	Male	10 (67)	3 (75)
	Female	5 (33)	1 (25)
Race
	White	12 (80)	3 (75)
	Black/African American	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Asian	3 (20)	1 (25)
Years in practice (overall)
	Mean (SD)	15 (8)	25 (14)
Years in practice at VA
	Mean (SD)	7 (5.0)	18 (16)
Primary care provider type
	Physician (MD, DO)	11 (73)	–
	Nurse practitioner (NP)	3 (20)	–
	Physician assistant (PA)	1 (7)	–
Specialty area
	Cardiology	–	1 (25)
	Diabetes/endocrinology	–	1 (25)
	Nephrology/renal care	–	1 (25)
	Orthopedics	–	1 (25)

^aNote: Percentages may total over 100 as PCPs may provide Primary Care services at multiple CBOCs/Medical Centers