Table 1 Characteristics of study sample
From: Retention of visa-trainee post-graduate residents in Canada: a retrospective cohort study
Total sample (n = 1913) n (%) | Total sample (n = 1913) n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Left Canada after PGME* | Funding—All years | ||
No—stayed in Canada (never left) | 307 (16.0%) | All Years Canadian Sources | 431 (22.5%) |
Yes—left Canada | 1606 (84.0%) | All Years Foreign Sources | 1353 (70.7%) |
Gender | All Years Mixed | 129 (6.7%) | |
Male | 1394 (72.9%) | Did fellowship | |
Female | 519 (27.1%) | No | 968 (50.6%) |
Legal status at PGME exit | Yes—after residency | 752 (39.3%) | |
CCPR | 282 (14.7%) | Yes—before residency | 193 (10.1%) |
Visa Trainee | 1631 (85.3%) | Region of PGME Exit | |
MD Country | BC | 137 (7.2%) | |
Canada | 96 (5.0%) | Prairie (AB, SK, MB) | 351 (18.3%) |
Western | 265 (13.9%) | ON | 778 (40.7%) |
Eastern Europe | 22 (1.2%) | QC | 575 (30.1%) |
South America & Caribbean | 56 (2.9%) | Atlantic (NS, NL) | 72 (3.8%) |
Asia | 97(5.1%) | Year PGME Exit | |
Africa | 20 (1.0%) | 2006 | 102 (5.3%) |
Middle East & North Africa | 1350 (70.6%) | 2007 | 164 (8.6%) |
South Africa | 7 (0.4%) | 2008 | 190 (9.9%) |
Continuous training | 2009 | 202 (10.6%) | |
Yes—no absence | 1844 (96.4%) | 2010 | 201 (10.5%) |
No—1 + year absence | 69 (3.6%) | 2011 | 193 (10.1%) |
Program at PGME Exit | 2012 | 176 (9.2%) | |
Family Medicine | 67 (3.5%) | 2013 | 170 (8.9%) |
Medical Clinical Speciality | 1162 (60.7%) | 2014 | 176 (9.2%) |
Laboratory Clinical Specialty | 92 (4.8%) | 2015 | 165 (8.6%) |
Surgical Specialty | 592 (30.9%) | 2016 | 174 (9.1%) |
Mean (sd) | |
|---|---|
Years in Canada after PGME Age at PGME exit Number of years in training | 1.41, 2.53 35.31 (4.07) 5.32 (2.14) |