Table 2 Demographic characteristics of physicians
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 41.5 (9.55) |
Gender, n(%) | |
Male | 141 (84) |
Female | 27 (16) |
Race, n(%) | |
Caucasian or white | 127 (76) |
African American or black | 8 (5) |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 (5) |
Asian | 20 (12) |
Native American | 1 (0.6) |
Pacific Islander | 2 (1.2) |
Other/undocumented | 1 (0.6) |
Primary specialty, n(%) | |
Emergency Medicine | 157 (93) |
Family Practice | 7 (4) |
Internal Medicine | 3 (1) |
Other | 1 (1) |
Years since completing residency, mean (SD) | 9 (9.25) |
ATLS certified, n(%) | |
Yes | 125 (74) |
No | 43 (26) |
Years since ATLS certification, mean (SD) | 3 (6.6) |
Designation of hospital where physician works, n(%) | |
III | 31 (18) |
IV | 4 (2) |
Non-trauma center (non-TC) | 133 (79) |
Affiliation of the hospital with a TC (if working at a non-TC), n(%) | |
Yes | 48 (29) |
Affiliation of the hospital with an EM residency program, n(%) | |
Yes | 26 (15) |
Size of community served by hospital, n(%) | |
>1 million | 19 (11) |
250,000 – 1 million | 54 (32) |
200,000 – 249,999 | 76 (45) |
2,500 – 199,999 | 18 (11) |
<2,500 | 1 (0.6) |