Article Figures & Tables
Tables
- Table 1: Characteristics of 1864 former medical graduates of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) in 2014
Characteristic No. (%) of graduates
n = 1864Sex Male 1008 (54.1) Female 856 (45.9) Rural background n = 1838 No 1318 (71.7) Yes 520 (27.9) From Canada n = 1849 No 83 (4.5) Yes 1766 (95.5) From NL n = 1849 No 475 (25.7) Yes 1374 (74.3) Year of graduation 1973–1979 291 (15.6) 1980–1989 514 (27.6) 1990–1999 546 (29.3) 2000–2008 513 (27.5) Some or all residency training at MUN n = 1842 No 795 (43.2) Yes 1047 (56.8) Specialty n = 1863 Specialist 1057 (56.7) FP/GP 806 (43.3) Age at graduation, yr n = 1853 < 30 1561 (84.2) ≥ 30 292 (15.7) Workplace in Canada No 222 (11.9) Yes 1642 (88.1) Workplace in NL No 1226 (65.8) Yes 638 (34.2) Workplace in rural Canada No 1647 (88.4) Yes 217 (11.6) Workplace in rural NL No 1772 (95.1) Yes 92 (4.9) Note: GP/FP = general practitioner or family physician, NL = Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Table 2: Characteristics of graduates who were working in and outside Canada, and in and outside NL in 2014
Characteristic No. (%) of graduates p value No. (%) of graduates p value Working outside Canada
n = 222Working in Canada
n = 1642Working
outside NL
n = 1226Working
in NL
n = 638Sex 0.01 0.2 Male 138 (62.2) 870 (53.0) 676 (55.1) 332 (52.0) Female 84 (37.8) 772 (47.0) 550 (44.9) 306 (48.0) Rural background n = 220 n = 1619 0.002 n = 1205 n = 634 < 0.001 No 173 (78.6) 1106 (68.3) 890 (73.9) 389 (61.4) Yes 47 (21.4) 513 (31.7) 315 (26.1) 245 (38.6) From Canada n = 221 n = 1628 < 0.001 n = 1216 n = 633 < 0.001 No 56 (25.3) 27 (1.7) 79 (6.5) 4 (0.6) Yes 165 (74.7) 1601 (98.3) 1137 (93.5) 629 (99.4) From NL n = 221 n = 1628 < 0.001 n = 1215 n = 634 < 0.001 No 98 (44.3) 377 (23.2) 447 (36.8) 28 (4.4) Yes 123 (55.7) 1251 (76.8) 768 (63.2) 606 (95.6) Year of graduation 0.006 < 0.001 1973–1979 50 (22.5) 241 (14.7) 196 (16.0) 95 (14.9) 1980–1989 64 (28.8) 450 (27.4) 361 (29.4) 153 (24.0) 1990–1999 49 (22.1) 497 (30.3) 371 (30.3) 175 (27.4) 2000–2008 59 (26.6) 454 (27.6) 298 (24.3) 215 (33.7) Some or all residency training at MUN n = 221 n = 1621 < 0.001 n = 1210 n = 632 < 0.001 No 120 (54.3) 675 (41.6) 671 (55.5) 124 (19.6) Yes 101 (45.7) 946 (58.4) 539 (44.5) 508 (80.4) Specialty n = 1641 0.5 n = 1225 0.01 Specialist 131 (59.0) 926 (56.4) 720 (58.8) 337 (52.8) GP/FP 91 (41.0) 715 (43.6) 505 (41.2) 301 (47.2) Age at graduation, yr n = 221 n = 1632 0.4 n = 1221 n = 632 0.9 < 30 182 (82.4) 1379 (84.5) 1028 (84.2) 533 (84.3) ≥ 30 39 (17.6) 253 (15.5) 193 (15.8) 99 (15.7) Note: GP/FP = general practitioner or family physician, MUN = Memorial University or Newfoundland.
- Table 3: Factors predicting whether graduates were working in Canada, in NL, in rural Canada and in rural NL in 2014
Variable* Work location; adusted OR† (95% CI) Canada NL Rural Canada Rural NL Rural background No 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) Yes 1.54 (1.09–2.17) 1.43 (1.13–1.80) 2.33 (1.73–3.13) 3.35 (2.13–5.27) From NL No 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) – 1.00 (ref) Yes 2.69 (2.00–3.61) 9.74 (6.48–14.66) – 11.11 (2.70–45.75) Year of graduation 1973–1979 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) – – 1980–1989 1.58 (1.05–2.38) – – – 1990–1999 2.34 (1.51–3.61) – – – 2000–2008 1.71 (1.12–2.61) 2.37 (1.66–3.38) – Some or all residency training at MUN – No – 1.00 (ref) – 1.00 (ref) Yes – 4.97 (3.86–6.39) 3.55 (1.89–6.66) Specialty Specialist – 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) GP/FP – – 3.61 (2.62–4.96) 3.68 (2.23–6.08) Note: CI = confidence interval, GP/FP = general practitioner or family physician, MUN = Memorial University or Newfoundland, OR = odds ratio, ref = reference group. *Only significant predictors were included in the regression model and are presented in the table. †Adjusted for all other variables listed in the table.
- Table 4: Characteristics of graduates who were working in and outside of rural communities in Canada and NL in 2014
Characteristic No. (%) of graduates p value No. (%) of graduates p value Working outside rural Canada
n = 1647Working in rural Canada
n = 217Working outside rural NL
n = 1772Working in rural NL
n = 92Sex 0.09 0.3 Male 879 (53.4) 129 (59.4) 953 (53.8) 55 (59.8) Female 768 (46.6) 88 (40.6) 819 (46.2) 37 (40.2) Rural background n = 1627 n = 212 < 0.001 n = 1747 < 0.001 No 1174 (72.2) 105 (49.5) 1246 (71.3) 33 (35.9) Yes 453 (27.8) 107 (50.5) 501 (28.7) 59 (64.1) From Canada n = 1635 n = 214 0.049 n = 1757 0.03 No 79 (4.8) 4 (1.9) 83 (4.7) 0 Yes 1556 (95.2) 210 (98.1) 1674 (95.3) 92 (100.0) From NL n = 1635 n = 214 0.3 n = 1757 < 0.001 No 426 (26.1) 49 (22.9) 473 (26.9) 2 (2.2) Yes 1209 (73.9) 165 (77.1) 1284 (73.1) 90 (97.8) Year of graduation 0.02 0.08 1973–1979 253 (15.4) 38 (17.5) 271 (15.3) 20 (21.7) 1980–1989 458 (27.8) 56 (25.8) 496 (28.0) 18 (19.6) 1990–1999 467 (28.4) 79 (36.4) 513 (29.0) 33 (35.9) 2000–2008 469 (28.5) 44 (20.3) 492 (27.8) 21 (22.8) Some or all residency training at MUN n = 1628 n = 214 0.003 n = 1750 < 0.001 No 723 (44.4) 72 (33.6) 783 (44.7) 12 (13.0) Yes 905 (55.6) 142 (66.4) 967 (55.3) 80 (87.0) Specialty n = 1646 < 0.001 n = 1771 < 0.001 Specialist 994 (60.4) 63 (29.0) 1035 (58.4) 22 (23.9) GP/FP 652 (39.6) 154 (71.0) 736 (41.6) 70 (76.1) Age at graduation, yr n = 1637 n = 216 0.6 n = 1761 0.9 < 30 1382 (84.4) 179 (82.9) 1484 (84.3) 77 (83.7) ≥ 30 255 (15.6) 37 (17.1) 277 (15.7) 15 (16.3) Note: GP/FP = general practitioner or family physician, MUN = Memorial University or Newfoundland.