Table 2. Variables Associated With Practice Among Enrolled Practitioners.
| Variable | No. (%) of respondents |
|---|---|
| Practitioner type | |
| MD or equivalent | 492 (89.0) |
| NP | 48 (8.7) |
| PA | 13 (2.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 296 (53.5) |
| Black | 37 (6.7) |
| Asian | 142 (25.7) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 45 (8.1) |
| >1 Race/ethnicity | 19 (3.4) |
| Other or missing | 14 (2.5) |
| Female sex | 293 (53.0) |
| Age, median (IQR), y | 32 (29.0-44.0) |
| Medical, nursing, or PA school | |
| International | 113 (20.4) |
| Osteopathy school | 21 (3.8) |
| Current resident | 290 (52.4) |
| Type of residency | |
| Internal medicine | 336 (60.8) |
| Family medicine | 142 (25.7) |
| Other or NA | 75 (13.6) |
| Type of practice (n = 633; may be >1 type) | |
| Academic | 343 (54.2) |
| Rural | 7 (1.1) |
| Suburban | 60 (9.5) |
| Urban | 83 (13.1) |
| VA | 141 (22.3) |
| Ever sued for malpractice | 31 (5.6) |
| Other graduate degree | 115 (20.8) |
| Time in practice, median (IQR), y | 3 (1.0-10.0) |
| Resident | 1.5 (1.0-3.0) |
| Nonresident | 11 (5.0-22.0) |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range; MD, physician; NA, not applicable; NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant; VA, Veterans Affairs.