Table 5.

Population-Based/Health Systems-Based Issues*

NMeanSD
Evidence-based practice8072.071.049
Quality improvement8072.590.884
Geographic (urban/rural)8072.821.065
Informatics8073.041.075
Health policy8073.090.941
Legal8073.130.893
Epidemiology8073.270.852
Biostatistics8073.520.801
Bioterrorism8073.880.414
  • * Lower scores indicate higher frequency of exposure to issue (1 = daily, 2 = weekly, 3 = monthly, 4 = almost never)