Table 3.
Postgraduate career choices of general surgery trainees at the University of Toronto
| Postresidency program | Training period, no. (%) of trainees by year of graduation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1997 | 1998–2000 | 2001–2003 | 2004–2006 | Total | |
| General surgery practice | 2 (9.1) | 10 (29.4) | 12 (30.8) | 1 (4.3)* | 25 (21.2) |
| RCPSC subspecialty by exam | 12 (54.5) | 11 (32.4) | 14 (35.9) | 6 (26.1) | 43 (36.4) |
| RCPSC subspecialty without exam | 3 (13.6) | 2 (5.9) | 4 (10.3) | 6 (26.1) | 15 (12.7) |
| Non-RCPSC clinical fellowship | 5 (22.7) | 11 (32.4) | 9 (23.1) | 10 (43.5) | 35 (29.7) |
| Total | 22 (100) | 34 (100) | 39 (100) | 23 (100) | 118 (100) |
RCPSC = Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
*
p < 0.05 v. graduates entering into general surgery practice from 1998 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2003.