Table 3 Practice characteristics: setting, use of telemedicine, hours on call.
From: The 2019 US medical genetics workforce: a focus on clinical genetics
Category | Clinical geneticists, n (%) |
|---|---|
Primary practice setting | n = 490 |
Academic medical center | 357 (72.9) |
Private/group practice | 54 (11.0) |
Community hospital | 42 (8.6) |
Commercial laboratory | 5 (1.0) |
Other | 32 (6.5) |
Practice telemedicine beyond main practice | n = 472 |
Yes | 156 (33.1) |
No | 316 (66.9) |
Required to be on call as medical geneticist | n = 472 |
Yes | 345 (73.1) |
No | 127 (26.9) |
Type of on call performed | n = 349 |
Telephone and in-person | 321 (92.0) |
Telephone only | 28 (8.0) |
Number of average hours on call (telephone & in-person) | n = 267 |
Mean (±SD) | 59.1 (±56.2) |
Median (range) | 40 (0-168) |
Number of average hours on call (telephone only) | n = 27 |
Mean (±SD) | 51.3 (±61.9) |
Median (range) | 24 (0–168) |
