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
|
|
 Years in practice, mean (SD) |
30.7 (12.4) |
23.7 (11.3) |
24.9 (11.8) |
| Sex |
|
|
|
 Men |
181 (95.8) |
871 (92.7) |
1052 (93.2) |
| Women |
8 (4.2) |
69 (7.3) |
77 (6.8) |
| Race |
|
|
|
| Asian |
14 (7.4) |
73 (7.8) |
87 (7.7) |
| Black |
6 (3.2) |
45 (4.8) |
51 (4.5) |
| Hispanic |
15 (7.9) |
74 (7.9) |
89 (7.9) |
| White |
152 (80.4) |
726 (77.2) |
878 (77.8) |
| Other |
2 (1.1) |
17 (1.5) |
24 (2.1) |
| Primary specialty |
|
|
|
| Anesthesiology |
10 (5.3) |
40 (4.3) |
50 (4.4) |
| Family medicine |
27 (14.3) |
208 (22.1) |
235 (20.8) |
| General practice |
40 (21.2) |
138 14.7) |
178 (15.8) |
| Internal medicine |
17 (9.0) |
135 (14.4) |
152 (13.5) |
| Obstetrics and/or gynecology |
9 (4.8) |
62 (6.6) |
71 (6.3) |
| Pediatrics |
6 (3.2) |
40 (4.3) |
46 (4.1) |
| Psychiatry |
24 (12.7) |
73 (7.8) |
97 (8.6) |
| Surgery |
35 (18.5) |
138 (14.7) |
173 (15.3) |
| Other |
21 (11.1) |
106 (11.3) |
127 (11.2) |
| Licensure method |
|
|
|
| Examination |
89 (47.1) |
520 (55.3) |
609 (53.9) |
Reciprocity |
100 (52.9) |
420 (44.7) |
520 (46.1) |
| Medical degree, type |
|
|
|
| Allopathic |
|
|
|
| — United States graduate |
123 (65.1) |
609 (64.8) |
732 (64.8) |
| — International graduate |
38 (20.1) |
205 (21.8) |
243 (21.5) |
Osteopathic |
28 (14.8) |
126 (13.4) |
154 13.6) |
| History of disciplinary actions |
|
|
|
| 1 |
137 (72.5) |
785 (83.5) |
922 (81.7) |
 2 |
155 (16.5) |
52 (27.5) |
207 (18.3) |
Violation |
|
|
|
| Negligence or incompetence |
54 (28.7) |
302 (32.8) |
356 (31.5) |
| Prescribing practices |
20 (10.6) |
135 (14.6) |
155 (13.7) |
| Substance abuse |
17 (9.0) |
125 (13.6) |
142 (12.6) |
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.
