TABLE 4.
Characteristics of Memorial University RFS and non-RFS physicians who began practice in Newfoundland and Labrador between 2000 and 2005 and who left and stayed in the province
| Study Sample (n=127) n (%) |
Left Province | p-Value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n=88) n (%) | Yes (n=39) n (%) | |||
| Sex | 0.698 | |||
| Male | 62 (48.8) | 44 (50.0) | 18 (46.2) | |
| Female | 65 (51.2) | 44 (50.0) | 21 (53.8) | |
| Graduation Year | 0.884 | |||
| Before 1990 | 5 (3.9) | 3 (3.4) | 2 (5.1) | |
| 1990–1999 | 51 (40.2) | 36 (40.9) | 15 (38.5) | |
| After 2000 | 71 (55.9) | 49 (55.7) | 22 (56.4) | |
| Hometown | 0.749 | |||
| Urban | 65 (53.3) | 43 (51.2) | 22 (57.9) | |
| Small Urban | 16 (13.1) | 11 (13.1) | 5 (13.2) | |
| Rural | 41 (33.6) | 30 (35.7) | 11 (28.9) | |
| Specialty | 0.619 | |||
| Family Physician | 58 (46.0) | 38 (43.2) | 20 (52.6) | |
| Specialist | 57 (45.2) | 42 (47.7) | 15 (39.5) | |
| Other | 11 (8.7) | 8 (9.1) | 3 (7.9) | |
| Starting Practice Community | 0.749 | |||
| Urban | 88 (71.0) | 62 (70.5) | 26 (72.2) | |
| Small Urban | 18 (14.5) | 12 (13.6) | 6 (16.7) | |
| Rural | 18 (14.5) | 14 (15.9) | 4 (11.1) | |
| Received RFS Bursary | 0.004 | |||
| No | 67 (52.8) | 39 (44.3) | 28 (71.8) | |
| Yes | 60 (47.2) | 49 (55.7) | 11 (28.2) | |
RFS = Return-for-service
*
Comparison of physicians who left and did not leave the province.
Note: Numbers may add up to less than reported sample size due to missing data.