Table 1:
Study sample at each stage of training by campus location
| Characteristic | Total | Main campus | IMP-RMC | NMP-RMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry into UBC MD training, no. | 904 | 699 | 104 | 101 |
| Sex, female, no. (%)* | 508 (56.2) | 383 (54.8) | 61 (58.7) | 64 (63.4) |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 25 ± 5.2 | 24 ± 3.3 | 25 ± 3.6 | 27 ± 5.2 |
| Rural background, no. (%)*† | 77 (8.9) | 40 (6.0) | 11 (11.0) | 26 (26.8) |
| Residency training, no.‡ | 888 | 689 | 100 | 99 |
| Family medicine, no. (%)§ | 320 (36.0) | 221 (32.1) | 45 (45.0) | 54 (54.5) |
| Specialties other than family medicine, no. (%)§ | 568 (64.0) | 468 (67.9) | 55 (55.0) | 45 (45.5) |
| Practising family medicine, no. | 309 | 211 | 42 | 56 |
| Rural practice, no. (%)¶ | 40 (13.0) | 14 (6.6) | 7 (16.7) | 19 (33.9) |
| Urban practice, no. (%)¶ | 269 (87.0) | 197 (93.4) | 35 (83.3) | 37 (66.1) |
Note: IMP-RMC = Island Medical Program regional medical campus, MD = medical degree, NMP-RMC = Northern Medical Campus regional medical program, SD = standard deviation, UBC = University of British Columbia. The percentages in this table are column percentages.
Column percentages were calculated using the number of students who entered into UBC MD training as the denominator.
Data were missing for 35 students (27 from main campus, 4 from IMP-RMC and 4 from NMP-RMC).
A χ2 test was performed to determine whether practice specialty was associated with campus location. Campus location was significantly associated with specialty choice, χ2 (2, 888) = 22.89, p < 0.05.
Column percentages were calculated using the number of students who entered into residency training as the denominator·
Column percentages were calculated using the number of students practising family medicine as the denominator.