Table 2.

The association between the length of time a physician associate is in their current specialty with safety factors (singular associate)

Gamma valuep-valueAssociation level
PA confidence initiating medical management plans0.446<0.001Strong
PA knowledge of common and important drugs in their specialty0.486<0.001Strong
Frequency of changes made by their supervisor to their treatment plans–0.312<0.001Strong
Formulary size0.415<0.001Strong
  • PA = physician associate.