REASON FOR SELECTING PRACTICE LOCATION | FPS IN THE TERRITORIES N = 45 (%)* | FPS IN CANADA N = 11 041 (%)* |
---|---|---|
Availability of medical support system and resources | 11 | 17 |
Family reasons or influence of spouse | 13 | 50 |
Liked the area | 58 | 42 |
Opportunity for affiliation with a university | 0 | 8 |
Community needs were a good match with career interests | 42 | 21 |
Practice opportunity was available | 33 | 37 |
Religious, social, or cultural reasons | 9 | 5 |
Financial recruitment and retention incentives | 20 | 5 |
Other (non-financial) recruitment and retention incentives | 0 | 2 |
Data from the 2004 National Physician Survey.
↵* Columns total more than 100% because multiple responses were permitted.