Focus Group Participants (N = 32)
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Physicians | |
| Female | 18 (56.3) |
| Male | 14 (43.8) |
| Preceptor | 26 (83.9) |
| Type of practice | |
| Health system | 6 (18.8) |
| Teaching group | 6 (18.8) |
| Community health center | 5 (15.6) |
| Indian health service | 4 (12.5) |
| Health system/rural health center | 4 (12.5) |
| Private group | 4 (12.5) |
| Solo practice | 1 (3.1) |
| Academic medical center | 1 (3.1) |
| Non-clinical public health | 1 (3.1) |
| Current primary practice locationa | |
| Rural | 14 (43.8) |
| Semirural | 2 (6.0) |
| Urban | 16 (50.0) |
| State of current practice | |
| North Carolina | 25 (78.1) |
| Non-NC (CA, Washington DC, KS, MI, OH, VA, WI) | 7 (11.9) |
CA = California; DC = District of Columbia; KS = Kansas; MI = Michigan; NC = North Carolina; OH = Ohio; VA = Virginia; WI = Wisconsin.
↵a Rural status is based on zip code of practice as provided by each focus group participant. Rural designation was defined by Federal Office of Rural Health Policy requirements and semi-rural designation was based on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Rural Health Clinics definition.