Table 2.
Demographic and practice profile with frequencies (counts) and percentages of the 51 general pediatricians who participated in interviews about how they learned procedures. †Type of current practice is reported as the number of general pediatricians who work in each type of practice and the average percentage of time they allocate to that practice type
| Demographic characteristic | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 33 (64.7) | |
| Number of Years in Practice as GPeds | < 5 | 12 (23.5) |
| 5–10 | 10 (19.6) | |
| 11–20 | 18 (35.3) | |
| 21–30 | 8 (15.7) | |
| >30 | 3 (5.9) | |
| Pursued Subspecialty Training | 6 (11.8) | |
| Work Full Time | 41 (80.4) | |
| Other providers (MD, DO, NP, PA) in GPed’s practice | 46 (90.2) | |
| Location of Residency Training* | Northeast | 6 (11.7) |
| Southern | 4 (7.8) | |
| Central | 36 (70.5) | |
| Western | 5 (9.8) | |
| Location of Current Practice* | Northeast | 4 (7.8) |
| Southern | 3 (5.9) | |
| Central | 42 (82.4) | |
| Western | 2 (3.9) | |
| Setting of Current Practice | Urban | 14 (27.4) |
| Suburban | 20 (39.2) | |
| Rural | 17 (33.3) | |
| N (Average %of Time) | ||
| Type of Current Practice† | Office/private practice | 41 (80.5) |
| Hospital Medical Center | 10 (35.5) | |
| Emergency Department | 7 (37.9) | |
| Newborn Nursery | 14 (27.9) | |
| Labor and Delivery | 4 (19.5) | |
| Urgent Care | 3 (13.3) | |
| Federally Qualified Health Ctr | 1 (100) | |
| Other Setting | 13 (43.7) | |
| - Research | 1 (38.5) | |
| - Informatics | 1 (90.0) | |
| - Administration/Education | 11 | |
*Association of American Medical Colleges Regional Categories, December 2020
Abbreviations: MD = Doctor of Medicine; DO = Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; NP = Nurse Practitioner; PA Physician Assistant
Abbreviations: MD = Doctor of Medicine; DO = Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; NP = Nurse Practitioner; PA Physician Assistant