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Table 2 Current and Future Preceptor Interviewees, Participant Characteristics (n = 15), University of Southern California Primary Care Physician Assistant Program, 2021

From: Preceptors’ preparedness to teach about substance and opioid use disorder: a qualitative study

 

Frequency (%)

Current Preceptors

Future Preceptors

Overall

(n = 10)

(n = 5)

(n = 15)

Age (mean ± SD)

44.4 ± 6.4

31.2 ± 3.6

39.7 ± 8.5

Years in practice (mean ± SD)

9.98 ± 4.3

2.8 ± 1.1

7.3 ± 4.9

Years precepting health professions students (mean ± SD)

9.0 ± 4.2

1.2 ± 1.6

6.4 ± 5.2

Racial identity (n = 15)

 White

5 (50.0)

2 (40.0)

7 (46.6)

 Asian

1 (10.0)

1 (20.0)

2 (13.3)

 African-American

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.67)

 Other

2 (20.0)

2 (40.0)

4 (26.0)

 Prefer not to disclose

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.67)

Gender identity (n = 15)

 Male

4 (40.0)

4 (80.0)

8 (53.3)

 Female

5 (50.0)

1 (20.0)

6 (40.0)

 Non-binary

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Not listed

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Prefer not to say

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.67)

Profession (n = 15)

 MD

8 (80.0)

0 (0.0)

8 (53.3)

 PA

1 (10.0)

5 (100.0)

6 (40.0)

 NP

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.67)

Multi or Single Specialty (n = 15)

 Single specialty

4 (40.0)

5 (100.0)

9 (60.0)

 Multispecialty

6 (60.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (40.0)

Estimate on an annual basis, how many students will you work with? (n = 14)a

 None

0 (0.0)

3 (60.0)

3 (21.4)

 1–9 students

1 (11.1)

2 (40.0)

3 (21.4)

 10–19 students

3 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

3 (21.4)

 20–29 students

2 (22.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (14.3)

 30–39 students

1 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

 40–49 students

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 50 or more students

2 (22.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (14.3)

 No

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.67)

How many students have you worked with in the past per year? (n = 15)

 None

1 (10.0)

4 (80.0)

5 (33.3)

 1–9 students

2 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (13.3)

 10–20 students

6 (60.0)

1 (20.0)

7 (46.7)

 More than 20 students

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.7)

Born in USA (n = 15)

 Yes

9 (90.0)

5 (100.0)

14 (93.3)

 No

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.67)

Completed MAT training (n = 15)

 Yes

8 (80.0)

4 (80.0)

12 (80.0)

 No

2 (20.0)

1 (20.0)

3 (20.0)

Specialty

 1 – Primary Care

8 (80.0)

1 (20.0)

8 (53.3)

 2 – Subspecialty Care

2 (20.0)

4 (80.0)

7 (46.6)

  1. aone response = 'unsure' due to COVID