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Total (n = 185) Internal Medicine (n = 70) Family Medicine (n = 37) Pediatrics (n = 78) P Intellectual stimulation 65.4 60.0 64.9 70.5 .41 Contribution to clinical knowledge 75.1 75.7 70.3 76.9 .74 Recognition from patients 16.8 17.1 13.5 18.0 .83 Recognition from colleagues 21.2 18.8 29.7 19.2 .36 Opportunity to enact quality improvement 77.8 72.9 78.4 82.1 .40 Change of pace 31.0 30.0 27.8 33.3 .82 Additional income source 30.4 41.4 24.3 23.4 .04 Interaction with colleagues around research issues 52.4 45.7 54.1 57.7 .34 Method to gain continuing education credits or Maintenance of Certification 49.2 48.6 48.7 50.0 .98 Opportunity to shape research questions, projects, and journal articles 35.1 28.6 54.1 32.1 .02 Academic advancement/recognition 36.2 41.4 27.0 35.9 .34 Values provided as percent. Bolded values indicate statistical significance.