Table 1.
Practice patterns of Ontario family medicine graduates (academic years 1995–1996 to 2002–2003) working in Ontario during fiscal years 1996 to 2004: A) First 2 years of practice after residency; B) years 3 to 5 in practice; C) years 6 and more in practice.
| A) | ||||||||||
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| PROPORTION OF PHYSICIAN YEARS |
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| TYPE OF TRAINING | TOTAL NO. OF PHYSICIAN YEARS | ANESTHESIA | EM | HOME VISITS | HOSPITAL VISITS | NURSING HOME VISITS | OBSTETRICS | OFFICE ONLY | PALLIATIVE CARE | RURAL |
| PGY2 (all) | 2051 | 0.7 | 35.7 | 32.4 | 48.8 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| EM | 347 | 6.3* | 98.6* | 8.1* | 68.3* | 3.2* | 1.7* | 0.3* | 0.0 | 13.8 |
| Anesthesia | 47 | 91.5* | 72.3* | 19.1 | 68.1† | 10.6 | 6.4 | 0.0† | 0.0 | 31.9† |
| Elderly or palliative care | 31 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 61.3‡ | 71.0§ | 41.9* | 3.2 | 6.5 | 6.5‡ | 19.4 |
| NOFM or NOMP | 53 | 20.8* | 86.8* | 17.0† | 88.7* | 18.9§ | 39.6* | 1.9§ | 1.9 | 73.6* |
| All others | 224 | 10.7* | 48.2† | 24.1§ | 63.8* | 8.0 | 33.0* | 12.9 | 0.9 | 12.9 |
| B) | ||||||||||
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PROPORTION OF PHYSICIAN YEARS |
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| TYPE OF TRAINING | TOTAL NO. OF PHYSICIAN YEARS | ANESTHESIA | EM | HOME VISITS | HOSPITAL VISITS | NURSING HOME VISITS | OBSTETRICS | OFFICE ONLY | PALLIATIVE CARE | RURAL |
| PGY2 (all) | 2422 | 0.8 | 30.8 | 33.4 | 47.4 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 14.6 |
| EM | 346 | 9.0* | 95.7* | 10.4* | 67.1* | 2.9* | 1.4* | 0.9* | 0.3§ | 11.9 |
| Anesthesia | 34 | 91.2* | 55.9† | 26.5 | 64.7§ | 17.6 | 14.7 | 0.0§ | 0.0 | 23.5 |
| Elderly or palliative care | 24 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 33.3|| | 62.5 | 37.5* | 0.0 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 16.7 |
| NOFM or NOMP | 48 | 16.7* | 72.9* | 20.8 | 79.2* | 20.8§ | 43.8* | 14.6 | 0.0 | 64.6* |
| All others | 246 | 15.0* | 44.7* | 24.4† | 62.6* | 6.9 | 30.9* | 9.4§ | 2.0 | 10.6 |
| C) | ||||||||||
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PROPORTION OF PHYSICIAN YEARS |
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| TYPE OF TRAINING | TOTAL NO. OF PHYSICIAN YEARS | ANESTHESIA | EM | HOME VISITS | HOSPITAL VISITS | NURSING HOME VISITS | OBSTETRICS | OFFICE ONLY | PALLIATIVE CARE | RURAL |
| PGY2 (all) | 1389 | 1.0 | 23.2¶ | 31.7 | 41.2¶ | 10.2 | 6.4¶ | 19.3# | 3.4# | 11.7** |
| EM | 159 | 15.7*†† | 91.2*¶ | 13.8*‡‡ | 66.0* | 3.8† | 0.6† | 0.6* | 1.3‡‡ | 8.2 |
| Anesthesia | Cell numbers too small to report | |||||||||
| Elderly or palliative care | Cell numbers too small to report | |||||||||
| NOFM or NOMP | 22 | 22.7* | 86.4* | 18.2 | 77.3‡ | 18.2 | 45.5* | 0.0§ | 9.1 | 50.0*|| |
| All others | 168 | 14.3 | 44.0 | 22.0 | 51.8|| | 4.2 | 25.0 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
EM emergency medicine, NOFM Northeastern Ontario Family Medicine Program, NOMP Northwestern Ontario Medical Program, PGY2 postgraduate year 2.
Data from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, April 2006.
P < .0001 compared with PGY2 graduates.
P < .01 compared with PGY2 graduates.
P < .001 compared with PGY2 graduates.
P < .05 compared with PGY2 graduates.
Decreased (P < .05) compared with years 1 and 2 in same program (years 3–5 for anesthesia and elderly or palliative care, years ≥ 6 for all others).
Decreased (P < .0001) compared with years 1 and 2 in same program.
Increased (P < .0001) compared with years 1 and 2 in same program.
Decreased (P < .001) compared with years 1 and 2 in same program.
Increased (P < .001) compared with years 1 and 2 in same program.
Increased (P < .05) compared with years 1 and 2 in same program.