Research Article
Demographics of Physician Associates (PAs) in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Where They Work and How They Compare to Other PAs
Table 3
Practice characteristics of PAs practicing in Ob-Gyn vs. all other specialties.
| | PAs practicing in Ob-Gyn | PAs practicing in all other disciplines | p value |
| Practice setting | Office-based private practice | 721 (54.7%) | 40,916 (37.2%) | <0.001 | Hospital | 448 (34.0%) | 45,832 (41.7%) | Other | 149 (11.3%) | 23,219 (21.1%) | Years certified groups | Up to 10 | 636 (48.1%) | 57,050 (51.8%) | 0.018 | 11–20 | 428 (32.4%) | 33,948 (30.8%) | 21+ | 258 (19.5%) | 19,108 (17.4%) | Years certified | Mean (SD) | 12.8 (9.4) | 12.1 (8.8) | 0.079 | Median (IQR) | 11 (5–19) | 10 (5–18) | Hours worked per week | Up to 30 | 257 (19.5%) | 14,392 (13.1%) | <0.001 | 31–40 | 854 (64.6%) | 61,927 (56.3%) | 41–50 | 174 (13.2%) | 26,590 (24.2%) | 51+ | 36 (2.7%) | 7,183 (6.5%) | Participate in telemedicine | No | 835 (63.7%) | 72,875 (66.5%) | 0.033 | Yes | 476 (36.3%) | 36,733 (33.5%) | Hours worked in telemedicine each week | <10 | 415 (87.2%) | 27,968 (76.2%) | <0.001 | 10+ | 61 (12.8%) | 8,745 (23.8%) |
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