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Variable Community Practice(n = 145) Faculty(n = 121) P value Age in years (mean) 44.4 44.4 0.99 Sex (%) Male 69.7 61.2 0.16 Female 29.7 38.8 Race (%) White 80.3 85.8 0.01 African American 10.6 4.2 Hispanic 2.8 0.8 Asian 6.3 4.2 Other 5.0 Work status (%) Full-time 84.1 87.5 0.28 Part-time 15.9 12.5 Practice location (%) Urban 25.7 50.0 0.00 Suburban 40.0 35.6 Rural 34.3 14.4 Type of medical school attended (%) Public 68.3 60.5 0.12 Private 31.7 39.5 Percentage of work in direct care to patients (1, 0–24%; 2, 25–49%; 3, 50–74%; 4, 75–100%) 3.86 2.52 0.00 Time to drive from home to office (minutes) 17.5 18.1 0.71 Years in current practice (mean) 11.5 7.6 0.02 Spouse working outside of home (%) Yes 57.9 67.5 0.13 No 33.8 21.7 N/A 6.9 10.8 Number of children younger than age 10 (mean) 1.8 1.7 0.14 Approximate debt load upon finishing medical school ($) 36,295 27,095 0.07 Hours of community service within last year (mean) 45.5 70.8 0.06 Number of volunteer activities last 2 years (mean) 5.8 7.7 0.00 Number of lifetime volunteer activities (mean) 16.7 20.8 0.00 - Table 2.
Educational Experience and Role Modeling in Community Service by Community Practice and Faculty Family Physicians (N = 266)
% Agree/Strongly Agree Community Practice(n = 145) Faculty(n = 121) P value Educational Experience I had strong interests in community service before medical school 51.7 55.4 0.55 My medical school encouraged me to perform community service 41.0 38.9 0.76 My medical school included training in community service 36.4 22.5 0.02 My residency encouraged me to perform community service 36.6 50.0 0.02 My residency included training in community service 37.9 35.8 0.98 Role Modeling Promoting the Value of Community Service Parents 68.9 58.4 0.08 Church, religious or spiritual leaders 55.6 53.2 0.71 Spouse 53.8 57.3 0.60 Friends or peers 52.9 64.9 0.14 Own children 48.6 47.8 0.89 Other physicians 45.4 64.6 0.00 Local figures or community leaders 43.5 39.6 0.54 Siblings and other relatives 36.0 35.5 0.94 - Table 3.
Volunteer Civic Service Activities by Community Practice and Faculty Family Physicians (N = 266) within Last 2 Years
Civic Activities % Participating Community Practice(n = 145) Faculty(n = 121) P value Giving health-related or other talks to community groups (students, scouts, Rotarians, church groups) 57.2 63.6 0.29 Working with community group on local health or nonhealth problem 47.6 60.3 0.04 Participating in a health fair or local health/crisis hotline 38.6 37.2 0.91 Serving on board of directors of local, state or national service organization 24.1 35.5 0.04 Leading a church or other faith-based service program 22.8 21.5 0.80 Member of a civic club or society (Kiwanis, Junior League) 18.6 9.1 0.02 Working with community group on state or national health or nonhealth problem 14.5 30.6 0.00 Serving as an officer of local, state, or national service agency 13.8 10.0 0.34 Received grant for service-related activity 3.5 15.7 0.00 Lifetime (mean participation) 4.5 5.1 0.02 - Table 4.
Youth/School and Educational/Professional Volunteer Activities by Community Practice and Faculty Family Physicians (N = 266) within Last 2 Years
Activities % Participating Community Practice(n = 145) Faculty(n = 121) P value Youth/school volunteer activity Mentoring students in summer service projects 20.1 23.3 0.53 Coaching or sponsoring children’s sports team 15.9 8.3 0.06 Serving as team physician for school or community sports 17.4 22.5 0.30 Leading local youth organization (eg, Boy/Girl Scouts) 13.9 9.2 0.23 Lifetime (mean participation) 1.6 1.8 0.76 Educational/profession service activity Member of one or more professional organizations 97.9 97.4 0.81 Teaching medical or other health sciences students 75.5 89.7 0.00 Serving on committee of local, state or national health organization 28.2 51.7 0.00 Serving on board of directors for local, state, or national health organization 12.5 30.1 0.00 Committee chair of a local, state, or national health organization 6.3 19.8 0.00 Serving as elected officer for local, state, or national health organization 8.4 12.9 0.25 Working in international medical service (eg, Doctors Without Borders, medical missionary) 4.2 8.7 0.15 Published article in peer-reviewed journal on community service 0.7 7.8 0.01 Lifetime (mean participation) 3.3 4.4 0.00 - Table 5.
Volunteer Advocacy/Lobbying Service Activities within Last 2 Years by Community Practice and Academic Family Physicians (N = 266)
Advocacy/lobbying activities % Participating Community Practice(n = 145) Faculty(n = 121) P value Interviewed on radio, television or for local newspaper on community health or other issues 18.8 31.0 0.02 Lobbied government officials on community health or other issues 16.0 30.4 0.01 Wrote a column, op-ed, or letter to editor in local media on a community health or other issue 9.7 13.8 0.32 Gave testimony before legislative body (eg, town council) on community health or other issues 4.2 8.6 0.15 Lifetime (mean participation) 1.4 2.0 0.00
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