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Table 2 Characteristics of international educated physiotherapists accepted into program

From: Program evaluation of a model to integrate internationally educated health professionals into clinical practice

 

2008*

2009*

2010*

2011*

Total

Number admitted

13

31

38

42

124

Sex nMale (%Male)

10 (77)

15 (48)

18 (47)

16 (38)

59 (48)

Years of practice as physiotherapist

     Never practiced

1 (8)

11 (35)

6 (16)

0

18 (14)

     <5

8 (61)

16 (52)

21 (55)

15 (36)

60 (48)

     5 to 10

3 (23)

4 (13)

7 (18)

22 (52)

36 (29)

     >10

1 (8)

0

1 (3)

5 (12)

7 (6)

     Not recorded

0

0

3 (8)

0

3 (2)

Country of physiotherapy education

     Australia

1 (8)

6 (19)

7 (18)

1 (2)

15 (12)

     Austria

0

0

1 (3)

0

1 (1)

     Belgium

0

0

0

1(2)

1(1)

     Brazil

2 (15)

0

1 (3)

3 (7)

6 (5)

     Egypt

0

0

0

1 (2)

1 (1)

     Finland

1 (8)

0

0

0

1(1)

     India

0

3 (10)

6 (16)

17 (40)

26 (21)

     Iran

0

1 (3)

2 (5)

2 (5)

5 (4)

     Israel

0

0

1 (3)

3 (7)

4 (3)

     Netherlands

1 (8)

1 (3)

2 (5)

0

4 (3)

     New Zealand

1 (8)

1 (3)

1 (3)

0

3 (2)

     Pakistan

0

0

1 (3)

0

1 (1)

     Philippines

0

0

2 (5)

7 (17)

9 (7)

     South Africa

1 (8)

0

0

1 (3)

2 (2)

     United Kingdom

6 (46)

18 (58)

9 (24)

5 (12)

38 (31)

     United States

0

1 (3)

4 (10)

1 (2)

6 (5)

     Unknown

0

0

1 (3)

0

1 (1)

English as 1st language

10 (77)

28 (90)

25 (66)

21 (50)

84 (68)

  1. All data are n (%). Percentages do not always add up to 100% due to rounding.
  2. *Year of entering program.