Table 8.
Workforce Assessment
| Factors affecting delivery of care* | |
| Prolonged clinic wait times | 57% |
| Delay in investigations | 16% |
| Prolonged surgical waitlists | 63% |
| Insufficient OR time | 54% |
| # of Surgeons practicing rhinology | |
| Too Few | 18% |
| Appropriate | 68% |
| Too Many | 14% |
| # of fellowship-trained Rhinologists | |
| Too Few | 23% |
| Appropriate | 71% |
| Too Many | 6% |
| Training too many Rhinologists in North America | |
| Yes | 42% |
| No | 19% |
| Unsure | 39% |
| Too many Rhinology fellowships in Canada? | |
| Yes | 19% |
| No | 53% |
| Unsure | 28% |
| Advised residents not to pursue rhinology due to perceived lack of jobs | |
| Yes | 17% |
| No | 83% |
| Appropriate ratio of Rhinologists to population (median, mode) | 1:500,000 |
| Average additional required Rhinologists per region | 1 |
| Institutions currently seeking Rhinologist | 6% |
| Institutions planning on recruiting in the next 2-5 years | 31% |
*often or always.