| Practice Variable | Clinician Type | Clinical Associate Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician | Associate Provider | Registered Nurse | Licensed Practical Nurse | Medical Assistant | |
| Total | 43 (78.2%) | 12 (11.8%) | 8 (14.5%) | 24 (43.6%) | 23 (41.8%) |
| Nonrural (n = 24) | 20 (36.4%) | 4 (63.6%) | 7 (12.7%) | 12 (21.5%) | 5 (9.1%) |
| Rural (n = 31) | 23 (41.8%) | 8 (14.5%)* | 1 (1.85) | 12 (21.8%) | 18 (32.7%)† |
| Obstetrics (n = 20) | 20 (36.4%)(15 rural) | 0‡ | 1 (1.85%)(0 rural) | 12 (21.5%)(8 rural) | 7 (12.5%)§(7 rural) |
| No obstetrics (n = 35) | 23 (41.8%) | 12 (21.8%) | 7 (12.7%) | 12 (21.5%) | 16 (29.1%) |
| Tenure, mean years ± standard deviation¶ | 10.54 ± 1.09 | 10.64 ± 2.31 | 6.63 ± 1.71 | 6.57 ± 1.20 | 3.29 ± 0.48 |
Values provided as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
↵* Clinician type by rural versus nonrural (P = .416).
↵† CA type by rural versus nonrural (P = .0038).
↵‡ Among family medicine clinicians, only physicians do obstetrics.
↵§ Clinical associate type by obstetrics versus no obstetrics (P = .120).
↵¶ Tenure for physicians was years of practice within the system. Tenure for clinical associates was years paired with clinician. Tenure was not significant by clinician type or for clinical associate type (P = .0525).