Table 2.
Characteristics of active physicians providing inpatient care in Ontario hospitals for selected fiscal years
| Characteristic | Fiscal year; no. (%)* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996/1997 | 2000/2001 | 2004/2005 | 2008/2009 | 2010/2011 | |
| Total no. of active physicians | 19 922 | 20 368 | 21 814 | 23 872 | 25 434 |
| No. providing inpatient care (% of active physicians) | 15 275 (76.7) | 14 914 (73.2) | 15 020 (68.9) | 15 949 (66.8) | 16 820 (66.1) |
| Age, yr, mean (SD) | 46.5 (11.2) | 47.4 (10.9) | 47.9 (10.8) | 48.5 (11.0) | 48.6 (11.2) |
| Time in practice, yr, mean (SD) | 20.6 (11.4) | 21.4 (11.2) | 21.8 (11.2) | 22.2 (11.5) | 22.3 (11.8) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 11 660 (76.3) | 11 056 (74.1) | 10 742 (71.5) | 10 981 (68.9) | 11 357 (67.5) |
| Female | 3 615 (23.7) | 3 858 (25.9) | 4 278 (28.5) | 4 968 (31.1) | 5 463 (32.5) |
| Canadian medical graduate | |||||
| Yes | 9 791 (64.1) | 10 542 (70.7) | 11 205 (74.6) | 12 192 (76.4) | 12 763 (75.9) |
| No | 5 430 (35.5) | 4 324 (29.0) | 3 771 (25.1) | 3 719 (23.3) | 4 007 (23.8) |
| Unknown | 54 (0.4) | 48 (0.3) | 44 (0.3) | 38 (0.2) | 50 (0.3) |
| Census metropolitan area of practice, by population | |||||
| ≥ 1 250 000 | 6 426 (42.1) | 6 166 (41.3) | 6 360 (42.3) | 6 671 (41.8) | 7 030 (41.8) |
| 500 000 to 1 249 999 | 2 594 (17.0) | 2 535 (17.0) | 2 565 (17.1) | 2 757 (17.3) | 2 939 (17.5) |
| 100 000 to 499 999 | 3 782 (24.8) | 3 688 (24.7) | 3 497 (23.3) | 4 011 (25.1) | 4 232 (25.2) |
| 9000 to 99 999 | 1 465 (9.6) | 1 480 (9.9) | 1 494 (9.9) | 1 468 (9.2) | 1 558 (9.3) |
| < 9000 | 1 002 (6.6) | 1 034 (6.9) | 1 104 (7.4) | 1 042 (6.5) | 1 050 (6.2) |
| Unknown | 6 (< 0.1) | 11 (< 0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (< 0.1) |
| Medical specialty | |||||
| Anesthesiology | 722 (4.7) | 761 (5.1) | 871 (5.8) | 1 048 (6.6) | 1 130 (6.7) |
| Diagnostics† | 502 (3.3) | 508 (3.4) | 579 (3.9) | 628 (3.9) | 728 (4.3) |
| General internal medicine | 897 (5.9) | 829 (5.6) | 885 (5.9) | 771 (4.8) | 795 (4.7) |
| General practice/family medicine | 7 418 (48.6) | 6 751 (45.3) | 6 174 (41.1) | 5 894 (37.0) | 5 970 (35.5) |
| Internal medicine specialties‡ | 1 791 (11.7) | 1 950 (13.1) | 2 171 (14.5) | 2 715 (17.0) | 2 975 (17.7) |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 558 (3.7) | 563 (3.8) | 581 (3.9) | 641 (4.0) | 668 (4.0) |
| Pediatrics§ | 626 (4.1) | 673 (4.5) | 728 (4.8) | 850 (5.3) | 936 (5.6) |
| Psychiatry | 1 212 (7.9) | 1 315 (8.8) | 1 417 (9.4) | 1 540 (9.7) | 1 644 (9.8) |
| Surgery¶ | 1 549 (10.1) | 1 564 (10.5) | 1 614 (10.7) | 1 862 (11.7) | 1 974 (11.7) |
*
Except where indicated otherwise.
†
Includes diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, and all laboratory specialties.
‡
Includes cardiology, clinical immunology, community and geriatric medicine, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious diseases, medical genetics, medical oncology, nephrology, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiation oncology, respirology, and rheumatology.
§
Includes general pediatrics and all pediatric internal medicine specialties.
¶
Includes all adult and pediatric surgeons licensed to practice by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.