Characteristics of American Board of Family Medicine Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification Diplomates, 2003–2017 by Time Spent in Sports Medicine (n = 1112)
| Characteristic | Spends Greater than 75%Time in Sports Medicine (n = 356) | 75% or Less Time in Sports Medicine (n =756) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (IQR) at Time of most recent exam | 44.1 (41.5–51.3) | 48.0 (42.3–54.9) | < .001 |
| MD | 316 (88.8) | 704 (93.1) | .014 |
| Male gender | 301 (84.6) | 647 (85.6) | .65 |
| Most recent exam year | < .001 | ||
| 2003 | 0 (0.0) | 39 (100.0) | |
| 2004 | 1 (6.7) | 14 (93.3) | |
| 2005 | 2 (8.3) | 22 (91.7) | |
| 2006 | 0 (0.0) | 8 (100.0) | |
| 2007 | 5 (11.9) | 37 (88.1) | |
| 2008 | 6 (37.5) | 10 (62.5) | |
| 2009 | 26 (18.8) | 112 (81.2) | |
| 2010 | 0 (0.0) | 10 (100.0) | |
| 2011 | 43 (41.4) | 61 (58.7) | |
| 2012 | 27 (35.1) | 50 (64.9) | |
| 2013 | 67 (38.1) | 109 (61.9) | |
| 2014 | 41 (37.6) | 68 (62.4) | |
| 2015 | 33 (31.1) | 73 (68.9) | |
| 2016 | 42 (42.4) | 57 (57.6) | |
| 2017 | 63 (42.3) | 86 (57.7) | |
| Certified with ABFM in February 2018 | 338 (94.9) | 630 (83.3) | < .0001 |
| Faculty (n = 1109) | .59 | ||
| Yes | 227 (63.8) | 447 (59.4) | |
| No | 129 (36.2) | 306 (40.6) | |
| Practice size | .31 | ||
| Solo | 36 (10.6) | 76 (10.1) | |
| Small | 130 (36.5) | 295 (39.2) | |
| Large | 91 (25.6) | 155 (20.6) | |
| Other | 99 (27.8) | 227 (30.2) | |
| Most time in sports medicine devoted to (n = 1108) | .035 | ||
| Administration | 7 (2.0) | 24 (3.2) | |
| Direct patient care | 334 (94.1) | 667 (88.6) | |
| Research | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.4) | |
| Teaching | 13 (3.7) | 59 (7.8) | |
| Participates in an organized sports clinic | 317 (89.0) | 345 (49.0) | < .0001 |
| Team physician level (n = 856) | |||
| Adolescent | 111 (34.1) | 230 (43.4) | .0067 |
| Child | 18 (5.5) | 16 (3.0) | .069 |
| Collegiate | 178 (54.6) | 202 (38.1) | < .0001 |
| International/amateur | 27 (8.3) | 41 (7.7) | .77 |
| Professional | 57 (17.5) | 67 (12.6) | .051 |
IQR, interquartile range; ABFM, American Board of Family Medicine.