Table 3 Predictors of visa trainees who passed the MCCQE2, and who obtained a specialty designation, among a cohort of visa trainees who entered a specialty PGME program in 2005 or 2006 or a family medicine PGME program between 2005 and 2009
From: Credentialing and retention of visa trainees in post-graduate medical education programs in Canada
Variable | Passed MCCQE2 | Obtained specialty designation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
Specialty type | 0.009 | NS | ||
Family medicine | 8.33 (1.69–33.33) | NS | ||
Other specialty | 1.00 | NS | ||
First rank | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
Residents | 3.45 (1.96–6.25) | 7.69 (4.35–14.29) | ||
Fellows | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||