Characteristics of Canadian medical graduates from 2000 to 2023
| CHARACTERISTICS | OVERALL, N (N=55,883) | FAMILY MEDICINE GRADUATES, n (%) n=22,849 (40.9%) | OTHER SPECIALTY GRADUATES, n (%) n=33,034 (59.2%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| • Female | 31,425 | 14,302 (45.5) | 17,123 (54.5) |
| • Male | 24,458 | 8547 (34.9) | 15,911 (65.1) |
| Age, y | |||
| • ≤26 | 31,914 | 12,104 (37.9) | 19,810 (62.1) |
| • 27-28 | 12,259 | 5206 (42.5) | 7053 (57.5) |
| • 29-30 | 5513 | 2335 (42.4) | 3178 (57.6) |
| • ≥31 | 6197 | 3204 (51.7) | 2993 (48.3) |
| School of graduation | |||
| • Memorial University of Newfoundland | 1525 | 595 (39.0) | 930 (61.0) |
| • Dalhousie University | 2329 | 940 (40.4) | 1389 (59.6) |
| • Laval University | 4451 | 1992 (44.8) | 2459 (55.2) |
| • University of Sherbrooke | 3790 | 1814 (47.9) | 1976 (52.1) |
| • University of Montréal | 5578 | 2793 (50.1) | 2785 (49.9) |
| • McGill University | 3508 | 1112 (31.7) | 2396 (68.3) |
| • University of Ottawa | 3314 | 1429 (43.1) | 1885 (56.9) |
| • Queen’s University | 2235 | 711 (31.8) | 1524 (68.2) |
| • University of Toronto | 5188 | 1714 (33.0) | 3474 (67.0) |
| • McMaster University | 3979 | 1700 (42.7) | 2279 (57.3) |
| • Western University | 3371 | 1411 (41.9) | 1960 (58.1) |
| • NOSM University | 904 | 517 (57.2) | 387 (42.8) |
| • University of Manitoba | 2283 | 959 (42.0) | 1324 (58.0) |
| • University of Saskatchewan | 1796 | 669 (37.2) | 1127 (62.8) |
| • University of Alberta | 3398 | 1323 (38.9) | 2075 (61.1) |
| • University of Calgary | 3099 | 1121 (36.2) | 1978 (63.8) |
| • University of British Columbia | 5135 | 2049 (39.9) | 3086 (60.1) |
| Region | |||
| • Central-Western | 15,711 | 6121 (39.0) | 9590 (61.0) |
| • Eastern | 3854 | 1535 (39.8) | 2319 (60.2) |
| • Ontario | 18,991 | 7482 (39.4) | 11,509 (60.6) |
| • Quebec | 17,327 | 7711 (44.5) | 9616 (55.5) |
| Graduation period | |||
| • 2000-2004 | 7610 | 2754 (36.2) | 4856 (63.8) |
| • 2005-2009 | 10,072 | 3722 (37.0) | 6350 (63.0) |
| • 2010-2014 | 12,876 | 5343 (41.5) | 7533 (58.5) |
| • 2015-2019 | 14,036 | 6226 (44.4) | 7810 (55.6) |
| • 2020-2023 | 11,289 | 4804 (42.6) | 6485 (57.4) |