Characteristics of US General Practitioners (GP) and Family Physicians (FP) in 2016
| Characteristics | Specialty Groupa | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPs | Uncertified | FPs | ||
| No. (%) | 6,545 (6.4) | 16,494 (16.0) | 79,449 (77.6) | 102,488 |
| Age, mean (range), yearsa | 64.6 (30-96) | 57.6 (28-95) | 49.4 (29-89) | |
| Sex, No. (%)a | 102,488 | |||
| Female | 1,486 (23) | 4,587 (28) | 33,456 (42) | |
| Male | 5,059 (77) | 11,907 (72) | 45,993 (58) | |
| Medical school, No. (%)a | 102,488 | |||
| United States | 3,866 (59) | 13,188 (80) | 61,211 (77) | |
| Other | 2,679 (41) | 3,306 (20) | 18,238 (23) | |
| Medical degree, No. (%)a | 102,488 | |||
| MD | 4,712 (72) | 8,764 (53) | 71,669 (90) | |
| DO | 1,833 (28) | 7,730 (47) | 7,780 (10) | |
| Residency training, No. (%)a,b | 93,500 | |||
| FM ≥3 years | 41 (1) | 5,593 (48) | 71,026 (91) | |
| FM <3 years | 291 (8) | 3,020 (26) | 6,480 (8) | |
| Other ≥3 years | 1,211 (34) | 1,086 (9) | 171 (0) | |
| Other <3 years | 1,973 (56) | 1,850 (16) | 758 (1) | |
DO = Doctor of Osteopathy; FM = family medicine; IQR = interquartile range; MD = Doctor of Medicine.
Age mean and range exclude 229 physicians due to missing data on birth year. Differences between GP and FP groups significant at P <.001, t-test for age, χ2 for other variables.
↵a American Medical Association (AMA) Masterfile data 2016.
↵b Missing training information in AMA data: GP n = 3,029; Uncertified n = 4,945; FP n = 1,014.