Table 4.

Weighted Percentages of Administrators’ Perceptions of the Job Performance of Participating Clinicians and the Site’s Involvement with Service Programs, by the Three Service Program Types

Ratings		Total	Solely-State LRPs	State-NHSC LRPs	Forgivable Loan Programs	P Value for Group Differences
Ratings		(n = 735)	(n = 396)	(n = 279)	(n = 60)	P Value for Group Differences
	Clinician
Provides good quality care	% well or very well^*	96.9%	96.7%	96.8%	98.1%	0.82
Is a positive contributor within the practice	% well or very well	92.4%	91.9%	92.6%	94.3%	0.69
Overall performance on the job	% well or very well	93.8%	93.5%	94.0%	94.3%	0.88
	Site Involvement/Interaction With Service Program
While looking to hire or qualify clinicians for the program	% very good or excellent^†	67.4%	65.2%	71.6%	60.4%	0.21
While looking to hire or qualify clinicians for the program	% fair or poor^‡	7.6%	7.1%	6.7%	15.1%	0.14
As clinicians participate in the program	% very good or excellent	70.3%	69.7%	73.5%	58.35	0.19
As clinicians participate in the program	% fair or poor	5.2%	5.3%	3.5%	13.2%	0.036
Overall participation with the program	% very good or excellent	69.3%	67.7%	72.9%	62.3%	0.29
Overall participation with the program	% fair or poor	6.0%	6.9%	3.5%	13.2%	0.09

Abbreviations: NHSC, National Health Service Corps; LRP, Loan Repayment Program.
↵*Versus “neither well nor poorly,” “poorly,” and “very poorly”.
↵^†Versus” good,” “fair,” and “poor”.
↵^‡Versus “good,” “very good,” and “excellent”.