Table 3 National Survey of General Internal Medicine Physicians about Transition to Practice
Respondent Factor | Description | Â | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Subspecialty of Practice | General Internal Medicine | Â | 44 (100.0) |
Educational Background | Subspecialty in GIM | Yes | 25(56.8) |
No | 19 (43.2) | ||
Medical School location | Canada | 38 (86.4) | |
Outside Canada and USA | 5 (11.4) | ||
USA | 1 (2.3) | ||
Core internal medicine residency location | Canada—Ontario | 30 (68.2) | |
Canada- British Columbia | 8 (18.2) | ||
Canada—Quebec | 2 (4.5) | ||
USA | 2 (4.5) | ||
Canada—Nova Scotia | 1 (2.3) | ||
Canada—Alberta | 1 (2.3) | ||
Professional Experience | Age | 26–30 | 2 (4.5) |
31–35 | 13 (29.5) | ||
36–40 | 11 (25.0) | ||
Greater than 40 | 18 (40.9) | ||
Years in independent practice | 0–5 | 17 (38.6) | |
6–10 | 7 (15.9) | ||
Greater than 10 | 20 (45.5) | ||
Clinical settings | Â | Academic | 33 (75.0) |
Community | 10 (22.7) | ||
Other | 1 (2.3) |