Table 4.
Graduate and other education of participants (n = 417)
| Characteristic | Participants, no. (%) |
|---|---|
| Graduate education field | |
| Basic science | 61 (14.6) |
| Business administration | 3 (0.1) |
| Clinical epidemiology | 48 (11.5) |
| Education | 30 (7.2) |
| Experimental surgery, surgical sciences | 14 (3.3) |
| Health administration, quality improvement | 4 (0.1) |
| Public health | 15 (3.6) |
| Other | 25 (6.0) |
| No graduate education | 119 (28.5) |
| Graduation education by FRCSC graduation year | |
| Earlier than the 1980s (n = 15 graduates) | 4 (26.7) |
| 1980s (n = 69 graduates) | 22 (31.9) |
| 1990s (n = 95 graduates) | 44 46.3) |
| 2000s (n = 137 graduates) | 80 (58.4) |
| 2010s (n = 78 graduates) | 48 (61.5) |
| Significance* | p < 0.001 |
FRCSC = Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada.
*
Significance based on χ2 testing.