Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the Participating Clinicians

Characteristic of clinicians (n = 122)n (%)
Type of clinical setting 
 Family Medicine102 (83.6%)
 Internal Medicine11 (9%)
 Physician Assistant4 (3.3%)
 Nurse Assistant2 (1.6%)
 Other1 (0.8%)
 No response2 (1.6%)
Time in practice, years 
 <=524 (19.7%)
 6 to 1010 (8.2%)
 11 to 2041 (33.6%)
 >2047 (38.5%)
Practice site 
 Primary care101 (82.8%)
 Urgent care7 (5.7%)
 Emergency medicine5 (4.1%)
 Other7 (5.7%)
 No response2 (1.6%)
Student health clinic setting
 Yes14 (11.5%)
 No108 (88.5%)
Clinical decision: clinician ruled out IM without ordering a test
 Scenario 1 (1%)113 (92.6%)
 Scenario 2 (4%)103 (84.4%)
 Scenario 3 (7%)67 (54.9%)
 Scenario 4 (12%)28 (23%)
 Scenario 5 (18%)18 (14.8%)
 Scenario 6 (25%)1 (0.8%)
 Scenario 7 (30%)1 (0.8%)