Table. Physician Demographic and Practice Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Physician Groupa | P valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample (n = 3860) | Movers (n = 2714) | Stayers (n = 1146) | ||
| Female | 1830 (47.4) | 1251 (46.1) | 579 (50.5) | .01 |
| International medical school graduate | 1582 (41.0) | 1268 (46.7) | 314 (27.4) | <.001 |
| Practice type | ||||
| Solo | 324 (8.4) | 238 (8.8) | 86 (7.5) | <.001 |
| Academic | 737 (19.1) | 431 (15.9) | 306 (26.7) | |
| Group | 1843 (47.7) | 1342 (49.4) | 501 (43.7) | |
| Hospital inpatient | 588 (15.2) | 456 (16.8) | 132 (11.5) | |
| Military or government | 156 (4.0) | 103 (3.8) | 53 (4.6) | |
| Other | 212 (5.5) | 144 (5.3) | 68 (5.9) | |
| Direct patient care full-time equivalent | ||||
| Part-time <50% | 320 (8.3) | 197 (7.3) | 123 (10.7) | <.001 |
| Part-time ≥50% | 1990 (51.6) | 1401 (51.6) | 589 (51.4) | |
| Full-time | 1550 (40.2) | 1116 (41.1) | 434 (37.9) | |
| General internists | 2342 (60.7) | 1554 (57.3) | 788 (68.8) | <.001 |
| Initial certification score, mean (SD) | ||||
| ACM | 0.00 (1.00) | −0.01 (1.01) | 0.03 (0.99) | .23 |
| Overall | 0.00 (1.00) | −0.01 (0.99) | 0.00 (1.02) | .75 |
| MOC score, mean (SD) | ||||
| ACM | 0.00 (1.00) | −0.03 (1.00) | 0.06 (1.00) | .01 |
| Overall | 0.00 (1.00) | −0.03 (0.99) | 0.06 (1.03) | .01 |
| Environment intensity, No. of visits, mean (SD) | ||||
| Practice | 30.0 (10.2) | 29.5 (9.9) | 31.3 (10.9) | <.001 |
| Training | 36.0 (10.9) | 36.6 (10.7) | 34.4 (11.2) | <.001 |
Abbreviations: ACM, Appropriately Conservative Management; MOC, Maintenance of Certification.
a
Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as number (percentage) of physicians. Percentages have been rounded and may not total 100.
b
Calculated from χ2 tests for the equality of percentages and 2-tailed t tests for the equality of means between movers and stayers.