JAOA -- Cardarelli and Licciardone 106 (3): 153 Table BL1

Table 1 Characteristics of Physicians Disciplined by the Texas Medical Board (N=1129)^*

Characteristic
Medical License Revoked (n=189)
All Other Disciplinary Actions (n=940)
Total

${blacksquare}$ Years in practice, mean (SD) 30.7 (12.4) 23.7 (11.3) 24.9 (11.8)

${blacksquare}$ Sex

${square}$ Men 181 (95.8) 871 (92.7) 1052 (93.2)

${square}$ Women 8 (4.2) 69 (7.3) 77 (6.8)

${blacksquare}$ Race

${square}$ Asian 14 (7.4) 73 (7.8) 87 (7.7)

${square}$ Black 6 (3.2) 45 (4.8) 51 (4.5)

${square}$ Hispanic 15 (7.9) 74 (7.9) 89 (7.9)

${square}$ White 152 (80.4) 726 (77.2) 878 (77.8)

${square}$ Other 2 (1.1) 17 (1.5) 24 (2.1)

${blacksquare}$ Primary specialty

${square}$ Anesthesiology 10 (5.3) 40 (4.3) 50 (4.4)

${square}$ Family medicine 27 (14.3) 208 (22.1) 235 (20.8)

${square}$ General practice 40 (21.2) 138 14.7) 178 (15.8)

${square}$ Internal medicine 17 (9.0) 135 (14.4) 152 (13.5)

${square}$ Obstetrics and/or gynecology 9 (4.8) 62 (6.6) 71 (6.3)

${square}$ Pediatrics 6 (3.2) 40 (4.3) 46 (4.1)

${square}$ Psychiatry 24 (12.7) 73 (7.8) 97 (8.6)

${square}$ Surgery 35 (18.5) 138 (14.7) 173 (15.3)

${square}$ Other 21 (11.1) 106 (11.3) 127 (11.2)

${blacksquare}$ Licensure method

${square}$ Examination 89 (47.1) 520 (55.3) 609 (53.9)

${square}$ Reciprocity 100 (52.9) 420 (44.7) 520 (46.1)

${blacksquare}$ Medical degree, type

${square}$ Allopathic

— United States graduate 123 (65.1) 609 (64.8) 732 (64.8)

— International graduate 38 (20.1) 205 (21.8) 243 (21.5)

${square}$ Osteopathic 28 (14.8) 126 (13.4) 154 13.6)

${blacksquare}$ History of disciplinary actions

${square}$ 1 137 (72.5) 785 (83.5) 922 (81.7)

${square}$ $≥$ 2 155 (16.5) 52 (27.5) 207 (18.3)

${blacksquare}$ Violation

${square}$ Negligence or incompetence 54 (28.7) 302 (32.8) 356 (31.5)

${square}$ Prescribing practices 20 (10.6) 135 (14.6) 155 (13.7)

${square}$ Substance abuse 17 (9.0) 125 (13.6) 142 (12.6)

${square}$ Other
97 (51.6)
360 (39.0)
476 (42.2)

^* Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise specified. Physicians in the study population received disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 1998.

Reciprocity is medical licensure granted to a physician with an unrestricted active license from another state.

All osteopathic graduates noted held a DO (doctor of osteopathy) degree awarded in the United States.

Total is 1110 for the Violation variable. Data was missing for 18 physicians against whom the Texas Medical Board took other forms of disciplinary action. Data is also missing for one physician who had his or her license revoked.