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Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants

Text Box: MAPA Membership Survey 2007
223 Responses (updated 03/27/07)
Survey collected Dec 2006 – March 2007

Currently Practicing?

Number

%

FT Clinical

189

85

PT Clinical

25

11

FT Academic +/- PT Clinical

4

1.5

PT Other

2

1

Temporarily Not Practicing or retired

1

0.5

FT other

2

1

Gender of Practitioner

Number

%

Female

154

69

Male

68

31

Years of Practice

Number

%

Not Indicated

11

5

0-1 Year

18

8

1-5

61

27

6-10

70

31

11-15

20

9

16-20

15

7

21-25

11

5

26-30

9

4

>30

8

4

Population of Practice Location

Number

%

<50,000

96

43

50,000 – 100,000

44

20

>100,000

69

31

Not indicated or N/A

13

6

PRIMARY Practice Setting

Number

%

Family Practice

79

36

Urgent Care

13

6

Family Practice with Urgent Care

13

6

OB/GYN

5

2.5

Emergency Medicine

8

4

General Pediatrics

4

2

Internal Medicine

12

5

General Surgery

5

2.5

Cardiology

3

1

Psychiatry

3

1

Dermatology

4

2

Infectious Disease

2

1

Hematology/Oncology

3

1

Neurology

1

0.5

Asthma/Allergy

2

1

ENT

3

1

Gastroenterology

2

1

Interventional Radiology

1

0.5

Peds GI and transplant

1

0.5

Neonatology

1

0.5

Pain Management

1

0.5

Surgical Specialty: Orthopedics

23

10

Surgical Specialty: Hand surgery

4

2

Surgical Specialty: Urology

6

3

Surgical Specialty: Vascular

1

0.5

Surgical Specialty: Ortho Spine

3

1

Surgical Specialty: Neurosurgery

1

0.5

Surgical Specialty: Bariatric

3

1

Surgical Specialty: Cardiothoracic

1

0.5

Surgical Specialty: Plastics

2

1

Surgical Specialty: multiple

2

1

Research/other

1

0.5

Corrections

3

1

Academic

4

2

Medical device company

1

0.5

Patient Contact Hrs/Week scheduled

(Based on PRIMARY position only those with clinical primary position)

Number

%

0-19

7

3

20-29

27

13

30-34

31

14

35-39

48

22

40-44

78

36

45-49

9

4

>50

8

4

Not Indicated

9

4

Annual Salary

 

Number

%

 

<$45,000

0

0

$45 – 49,000

0

0

$50 – 54,000

4

2

$55 – 59,000

4

2

$60 – 64,000

8

4

$65 – 69,000

28

15

$70 – 74,000

31

16.5

$75 – 79,000

23

12

$80 – 84,000

28

15

$85 – 89,000

16

8.5

$90 – 94,000

9

5

$95 - 99,000

11

6

$100 – 120,000

15

8

>$120,000

8

4

No Answer

4

2

Benefits

Number

With Full

Benefits

% with full benefits

Number with Partial Benefits

% with partial benefits

Number with No Benefit provided or no answer

% with No benefit or answer provided

Malpractice Insurance

184

98

2

1

2

1

Health Insurance

71

38

112

59

5

3

Dental Insurance

57

30

93

50

38

20

Benefits

Number with FULL benefit

% with FULL benefit

Number with PARTIAL Benefit

% with PARTIALbenefit

Number with NO benefit or answer

% with NO Benefit or answer

Number with Benefit included in CME $

% with Benefit included in CME $

MAPA dues

123

65

4

2

18

10

43

23

AAPA dues

128

68

3

1.5

16

8.5

41

22

State Registration

144

76

1

1

18

10

25

13

NCCPA Fees

143

76

4

2

15

8

26

14

DEA Fees

157

84

1

1

8

4

22

11

Paid Time Off (days)

Number

%

None

2

1

1 - 5 days

2

1

5 – 9 days

2

1

10 – 14 days

13

7

15 – 19 days

25

13

20 – 24 days

63

34

25 – 29 days

34

18

30 – 34 days

17

9

> 35 days

12

6

None due to production pay

14

8

Not indicated/other

4

2

CME Days (per year)

Number

%

None or use PTO

16

9

1 - 2

0

0

3 - 4

8

4

5 – 6

99

53

7 – 8

23

12

> 8

20

11

Other/not indicated

22

11

Annual CME $

Number

%

None

4

2

< $500

1

1

$500 – 999

2

1

$1000 – 1499

7

4

$1500 – 1999

42

22

$2000 – 2499

66

35

$2500 – 2999

18

10

$3000 – 3499

10

5

> $3500 or unlimited

17

9

Other/not indicated

21

11