Scope of Current Practice for Residency Graduates Surveyed from 1998 to 2004*
| Characteristic (N missing) | Year of Residency Graduation (N) | P Value† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 to 1983 (67) | 1984 to 1993 (98) | 1994 to 2003 (94) | ||
| Hospital privileges | ||||
| Care for hospital inpatients | 52.2 | 55.1 | 60.6 | .28 |
| Obstetrical privileges | ||||
| Any obstetrics since residency | 76.1 | 51.0 | 40.4 | <.001 |
| Currently practice obstetrics | 16.4 | 24.5 | 27.7 | .11 |
| Currently provide C-sections | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .32 |
| ICU privileges | ||||
| Have ICU privileges | 35.8 | 49.0 | 42.6 | .52 |
| Emergency medicine | ||||
| Provide primary care for patients in ER | 16.4 | 23.5 | 7.4 | .06 |
| Full-time ER doc providing coverage | 80.6 | 79.6 | 84.0 | .53 |
| Office procedures | ||||
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 23.9 | 23.5 | 10.6 | .02 |
| Colposcopy | 14.9 | 19.4 | 19.2 | .53 |
| Obstetrical ultrasound | 7.5 | 4.1 | 6.4 | .87 |
| Vasectomy | 7.5 | 12.2 | 7.4 | .86 |
| Exercise EKG | 14.9 | 9.2 | 5.3 | .04 |
| Upper GI endoscopy | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .27 |
| Laryngoscopy | 7.5 | 10.2 | 2.1 | .11 |
| Geriatrics | ||||
| Regularly see nursing home patients | 47.8 | 41.8 | 43.6 | .66 |
| Nursing home medical director | 7.7 | 5.3 | 3.0 | .24 |
| Work schedule‡ | ||||
| Hours per week worked (12) | ||||
| 35 or less | 7.8 | 20.2 | 10.0 | .26 |
| 36 to 45 | 21.9 | 33.7 | 43.3 | |
| More than 45 | 70.3 | 46.1 | 46.7 | |
| Days on call per month (17) | ||||
| None | 29.5 | 26.1 | 13.6 | .03 |
| 1 to 4 | 31.2 | 27.3 | 28.8 | |
| More than 4 | 39.3 | 46.6 | 57.6 | |
| Practice management | ||||
| Assume risk | 31.3 | 27.6 | 38.3 | .27 |
| Have an office manager | 79.1 | 69.4 | 75.5 | .75 |
| Negotiate own MC contracts | 17.9 | 23.5 | 13.8 | .39 |
| Other | ||||
| Teaching medical students | 62.7 | 53.1 | 60.6 | .94 |
| Teaching residents | 44.8 | 35.7 | 30.8 | .08 |
* For respondents who returned more than one survey, the latest survey was used.
† The P value for the Mantel-Haenszel χ2 test for trend.
‡ Question not asked in 2004 survey. The latest survey as of 2001 (N = 225) was used.