From: Credentialing and retention of visa trainees in post-graduate medical education programs in Canada
Variable | In Canada after training | In Canada in 2015 | ||||
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Yes n (%) | No n (%) | P value | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | P value | |
Country group of medical school | 0.230 | 0.035 | ||||
Western | 4 (7.1) | 33 (18.6) | 22 (17.6) | 15 (13.9) | ||
Asia | 9 (16.1) | 21 (11.9) | 21 (16.8) | 9 (8.3) | ||
The Caribbean and South America | 6 (10.7) | 15 (8.5) | 15 (12.0) | 6 (5.6) | ||
The Middle East and North Africa | 35 (62.5) | 96 (54.2) | 59 (47.2) | 72 (66.7) | ||
Other | 2 (3.6) | 12 (6.8) | 8 (6.4) | 6 (5.6) | ||
Gender | 0.378 | 0.748 | ||||
Female | 11 (19.6) | 45 (25.4) | 29 (23.2) | 27 (25.0) | ||
Male | 45 (80.4) | 132 (74.6) | 96 (76.8) | 81 (75.0) | ||
Age at start of PGME | 0.371 | 0.006 | ||||
Under 30 | 21 (37.5) | 55 (31.1) | 31 (24.8) | 45 (41.7) | ||
30+ | 35 (62.5) | 122 (68.9) | 94 (75.2) | 63 (58.3) | ||
Years between MD and PGME | 0.606 | 0.001 | ||||
Recent graduate (5 or less) | 24 (42.9) | 69 (39.0) | 38 (30.4) | 55 (50.9) | ||
Older graduate (6+ years) | 32 (57.1) | 108 (61.0) | 87 (69.6) | 53 (49.1) | ||
Specialty type | 0.291 | 0.054 | ||||
Family medicine | 5 (8.9) | 9 (5.1) | 11 (8.8) | 3 (2.8) | ||
Other specialty | 51 (91.1) | 168 (94.9) | 114 (91.2) | 105 (97.2) | ||
Training region | 0.805 | 0.360 | ||||
Ontario | 29 (51.8) | 95 (53.7) | 70 (56.0) | 54 (50.0) | ||
Other | 27 (48.2) | 82 (46.3) | 55 (44.0) | 54 (50.0) | ||
First rank | 0.062 | 0.583 | ||||
Residents | 33 (58.9) | 79 (44.6) | 58 (46.4) | 54 (50.0) | ||
Fellows | 23 (41.1) | 98 (55.4) | 67 (53.6) | 54 (50.0) | ||
Full license eligible | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||
Yes | 27 (48.2) | 38 (21.5) | 48 (38.4) | 17 (15.7) | ||
No | 29 (51.8) | 139 (78.5) | 77 (61.6) | 91 (84.3) |