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Table 1 Characteristics of visa trainees who entered a family medicine PGME program between 2005 and 2009 or a specialty PGME program in 2005 or 2006

From: Credentialing and retention of visa trainees in post-graduate medical education programs in Canada

Variable

n = 233

n (%)

Passed MCCQE2

 Yes

92 (39.5)

 No

141 (60.5)

Got specialty designation

 Yes

107 (45.9)

 No

126 (54.1)

In Canada after training

 Yes

56 (24.0)

 No

177 (76.0)

2015 location in Canada

 Yes

125 (53.6)

 No

108 (46.4)

Country group of medical school

 Western

37 (15.9)

 Asia

30 (12.9)

 The Caribbean and South America

21 (9.0)

 The Middle East and North Africa

131 (56.2)

 Others

14 (6.0)

Gender

 Female

56 (24.0)

 Male

177 (76.0)

Age at the start of PGME

 Under 30

76 (32.6)

 30+

157 (67.4)

Years between MD and PGME

 Recent graduate (5 or less)

93 (39.9)

 Older graduate (6+ years)

140 (60.1)

Specialty type

 Family medicine

14 (6.0)

 Other specialty

219 (94.0)

First rank

 Resident

112 (48.1)

 Fellow

121 (51.9)

Full license eligible

 Yes

65 (27.9)

 No

168 (72.1)

  1. MCCQE2 Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 2, MD medical degree, PGME post-graduate medical education