Characteristics of applicants to the fellowship program in quality assurance and utilization review

This article presents the first data on the characteristics of applicants to the physician fellowship program in quality assurance (QA) and utilization review (UR). Data presented about applicants include demographic characteristics, board and national certifications, specialties, license type, practice experience, and QA and UR experience. These data were obtained from individual applications for admission to the program. They are used here to create a database for the program to generate future information on this new specialty group. Characteristics of current applications selected begin to define the members of the profession.