Barriers to identifying and obtaining CME: a national survey of physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants

Table 4 Time and Monetary Support Available for CME, by Clinician Type

Domain	Response	All: No. (%); N = 500	FM: No.; N = 100	IM/H: No.;N = 100	Spec.: No.;N = 100	NP: No.; N = 100	PA: No.; N = 100	p
Time allotment	0 days	59 (11.8%)	10	10	17	11	11	.03
	1–6 days	301 (60.2%)	52	55	44	77	72
	≥7 days	121 (24.2%)	30	29	34	12	16
	Irrelevant^a	19 (3.8%)	7	6	5	0	1
Change in time allotment	Less	79 (15.8%)	17	14	16	17	15	.33
	No change	374 (74.8%)	73	71	80	77	73
	More	47 (9.4%)	10	15	4	6	12
Monetary allowance	<$1000/ none	219 (43.8%)	40	50	49	47	33	.30
	$1000 - $5000	263 (52.6%)	55	48	41	52	67
	>$5000	18 (3.6%)	5	2	10	1	0
Change in monetary allowance	Less	78 (15.6%)	11	11	11	17	18	.21
	No change	358 (71.6%)	68	71	71	75	73
	More	45 (9.0%)	10	14	7	7	7
	No support	29 (5.8%)	11	4	11	1	2

Questions asked about current time or monetary support from their practice for CME activities each year, and how the amount of time/monetary support had changed over the past 24 months
Abbreviations: FM Family Medicine, IM/H Internal Medicine / Hospitalist, Spec. Internal Medicine Specialist, NP Nurse Practitioner, PA Physician Assistant
^a Indicates clinicians who would “Not [be] willing to be away from my practice”

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