Physician Demographics and Workload by Specialty
| Characteristic | All Specialties (N = 141) | Family Medicine (N = 70) | Internal Medicine (N = 48) | General Pediatrics (n = 23) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, No. (%) | |||||
| Male | 47 (33.3) | 26 (37.1) | 17 (35.4) | 4 (17.4) | 0.20a |
| Female | 94 (66.7) | 44 (62.9) | 31 (64.6) | 19 (82.6) | |
| Employment, y, No. (%) | |||||
| <5 | 9 (64.9) | 6 (8.6) | 3 (6.2) | 0 (0.00) | 0.64a |
| 5-9 | 33 (23.4) | 16 (22.9) | 11 (22.9) | 6 (26.1) | |
| 10-14 | 45 (31.9) | 25 (35.7) | 15 (31.2) | 5 (21.7) | |
| 15-19 | 15 (10.6) | 7 (10.0) | 6 (12.5) | 2 (8.7) | |
| ≥20 | 39 (27.7) | 16 (22.9) | 13 (27.1) | 10 (43.5) | |
| Workload, mean (SD)b | |||||
| Ambulatory FTE | 0.63 (0.21) | 0.61 (0.20) | 0.65 (0.23) | 0.62 (0.18) | 0.36c |
| Active panel size/ambulatory FTE | 2,117.0 (482.0) | 2,244.0 (541.0) | 1,966.0 (359.0) | 2,043.0 (418.0) | 0.002c |
| Visits/week | 31.1 (9.9) | 31.4 (9.5) | 29.7 (10.7) | 33.0 (9.3) | 0.45c |
| Visits/8-hour clinic | 15.1 (2.3) | 15.8 (2.2) | 13.7 (1.4) | 16.0 (2.8) | <.001c |
| Hours/week | 16.7 (5.3) | 16.3 (5.1) | 17.3 (6.0) | 16.9 (4.6) | 0.42c |