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. 2016 Mar;62(3):e138–e145.

Table 1.

Characteristics of practising FPs who finished their PG training in 2011 to 2013 and completed their UG or PG medical education or both at NOSM

CHARACTERISTIC* VALUE N DATA COVERAGE, %
Age at entry into PG program, y

  • Mean (SD) = 31 (5.51)

  • Median = 29

  • Range = 24–50

 131 100
Female, n (%) 87 (66.4) 131 100
Married or partnered at entry into PG program, n (%) 59 (56.2) 105 80
Had children at entry into PG program, n (%) 33 (34.4) 96 73
Rural Canadian background up to age 18 y

  • 25th percentile = 0

  • Median = 5

  • 75th percentile = 18

  • Bimodal distribution, n (%): 42 (42.9) had 0 y; 25 (25.5) had 18 y

 98 75
Northern Canada background up to age 18 y

  • 25th percentile = 11

  • Median = 18

  • 75th percentile = 18

  • Bimodal distribution, n (%): 18 (17.3) had 0 y; 61 (58.7) had 18 y

 104 79
Evidence of ability to communicate in French, n (%) 49 (37.4) 131 100
Indigenous background, n (%) 10 (9.2) 109 83
Intention to practise in a rural community as reported at end of UG training, n (%)† 51 (64.6) 79 60
Intention to practise in a northern Ontario community as reported at end of UG training, n (%)‡ 73 (92.4) 79 60
UG-PG medical school, n (%)

  • NOSM UG and PG: 51 (38.9)

  • NOSM UG only: 49 (37.4)

  • NOSM PG only: 31 (23.7)

 131 100
Service contract, n (%)§

  • Yes: 34 (35.8)

 95 73

NOSM—Northern Ontario School of Medicine, PG—postgraduate, UG—undergraduate.

*

Characteristics with less than 98% data coverage were obtained from surveys of NOSM UG or PG trainees.

†

Strongly or moderately inclined to practise in at least 1 community of population size < 1000, 1000–5000, or 5000–10 000.

‡

Strongly or moderately inclined to practise in northeast or northwest Ontario.

§

The NOSM PG–only group has 22 of 31 missing values.