Characteristics of Residency Graduates and Their Current Practices (%)*
| Characteristic (N missing) | Year of Residency Graduation (N) | P Value† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 to 1983 (67) | 1984 to 1993 (98) | 1994 to 2003 (94) | ||
| Personal information | ||||
| Board certification | 91.0 | 91.8 | 97.9 | .06 |
| CAQ | 23.9 | 17.4 | 7.4 | .004 |
| CAQ in geriatrics | 17.9 | 8.2 | 2.1 | <.001 |
| CAQ in sports medicine | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .99 |
| Practice information | ||||
| Size of community <25,000 (18) | 21.9 | 33.0 | 44.9 | .003 |
| More than 30 miles to a metro area (16) | 23.8 | 17.6 | 36.0 | .05 |
| Number of outpatients per week (14)‡ | ||||
| Less than 50 | 33.7 | 28.4 | 14.3 | .01 |
| 50 to 99 | 25.0 | 20.4 | 31.8 | |
| 100 or more | 38.3 | 51.1 | 54.0 | |
| Current practice type§ | ||||
| Solo | 0.0 | 7.1 | 6.4 | .10 |
| Partnership | 17.9 | 12.2 | 19.2 | .70 |
| FM Group | 35.8 | 21.4 | 22.3 | .08 |
| Multispecialty group | 22.4 | 25.5 | 22.3 | .93 |
| Salaried | 29.8 | 20.4 | 30.8 | .70 |
| Full-time ER | 10.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | .53 |
| Urgent Care | 0.0 | 4.1 | 10.6 | .003 |
| Student Health | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | .42 |
| Academic | 32.8 | 15.3 | 14.9 | .009 |
| Academic fellow | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4.3 | .14 |
| Administrative medicine | 7.5 | 4.1 | 0.0 | .01 |
| Rural health clinics | 4.5 | 3.1 | 9.6 | .12 |
| National Health Service Corps site | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | .02 |
| Health Profession Shortage Area (HPSA) | 4.5 | 2.0 | 6.4 | .44 |
* For respondents who returned more than 1 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.
§ Respondents could choose as many practice types as applied. The total therefore exceeds 100%.