Table 2 Physicians Disciplined by the Texas Medical
Board* Factors
Associated With Medical License Revocation (N=1129)
Characteristic
|
Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval), %
|
|
 Years in practice |
1.05
(1.04-1.07) |
| Sex |
|
 Men |
1.00... |
| Women |
0.85 (0.38-1.88) |
| Race |
|
| White |
1.00... |
| Asian |
1.33 (0.63-2.78) |
| Black |
0.91 (0.36-2.33) |
| Hispanic |
1.21 (0.60-2.46) |
| Other |
0.45 (0.10-2.14) |
| Primary specialty |
|
| Family
medicine |
1.00... |
| Anesthesiology |
2.45
(1.05-5.74) |
| General practice |
1.80
(1.01-3.19 |
| Internal medicine |
0.94 (0.48-1.87) |
| Obstetrics and/or gynecology |
1.02 (0.44-2.37) |
| Pediatrics |
1.23 (0.45-3.37) |
| Psychiatry |
2.68
(1.41-5.13) |
| Surgery |
1.62 (0.90-2.90) |
| Other |
1.69 (0.88-3.25) |
| Licensure method |
|
| Examination |
1.00... |
Reciprocity |
1.12 (0.79-1.58) |
| Medical degree, type |
|
| Allopathic |
|
| — United States
graduate |
1.00... |
| — International graduate |
0.77 (0.45-1.32) |
| Osteopathic|| |
1.19 (0.71-2.00) |
| History of disciplinary actions |
|
| 1 |
1.00... |
 2 |
1.91
(1.29-2.83) |
| Violation |
|
| Negligence or
incompetence |
1.00... |
| Prescribing practices |
0.71 (0.39-1.27) |
| Substance abuse |
1.01 (0.54-1.87) |
| Other |
1.50
(1.02-2.22) |
|
* Results are based on multiple logistic regression models comparing license
revocation to all other disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Medical Board
between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 1998. Results are adjusted for all
other characteristics shown in the table.
P<.05.
Referent group characteristic.
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.
