Characteristics of physician associates responding to the 2014 UKAPA Census
| Characteristics | Number of respondents (%) |
|---|---|
| Female | 96 (71) |
| Male | 39 (29) |
| Specialty | |
| General practice | 31 (23) |
| Emergency medicine | 22 (16) |
| Acute medicine | 20 (15) |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 11 (8) |
| Other (mostly hospital-based specialties) | 51 (38) |
| Length of time as a PA | |
| 0–1 year | 28 (21) |
| 2 years | 32 (24) |
| 3 years | 23 (17) |
| 4 years | 15 (11) |
| 5 years | 16 (12) |
| >5 years | 21 (16) |
| (Range 0–29 years, median 3 years) | |
UKAPA = UK Association of Physician Associates; PA = physician associate