Table 1. Personal Characteristics of Group Self-Assessment Module (SAM) Participants from Virginia Versus All American Board of Family Medicine Physicians
CharacteristicsGroup Asthma SAM Participants (n = 38)Virginia Family Physicians (n = 2812)
Age (years)50.9 (7.7)50.3 (10.5)
Years practicing19.7 (8.7)17.9 (11.1)
Total MC-FP modules completed5.5 (2.3)4.4 (3.1)*
SAMs completed3.9 (1.9)3.6 (2.4)
PPMs completed1.7 (0.9)0.8 (0.9)*
Last primary exam score557.9 (87.0)512.5 (93.1)*
Male sex55.362.1
MD degree97.493.5
Currently board certified97.490.3

  • Data are means (standard deviations) or percentages.

  • ↵* P < .05.

  • MC-FP, Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians; PPM, Performance in the Practice of Medicine module.