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%)