Table 2.

Likelihood of entering family medicine postgraduate training by medical school, sex, and age from 2000 to 2023

VARIABLEIRR (95% CI)P VALUE
Medical school
  • McGill UniversityReferenceNA
  • Memorial University of Newfoundland1.17* (1.06 to 1.30).002
  • Dalhousie University1.19* (1.09 to 1.30)<.001
  • Laval University1.40* (1.30 to 1.50)<.001
  • University of Sherbrooke1.56* (1.44 to 1.68)<.001
  • University of Montréal1.56* (1.45 to 1.67)<.001
  • University of Ottawa1.33* (1.23 to 1.43)<.001
  • Queen’s University0.99 (0.90 to 1.09).900
  • University of Toronto1.03 (0.95 to 1.11).500
  • McMaster University1.33* (1.23 to 1.44)<.001
  • Western University1.35* (1.25 to 1.47)<.001
  • NOSM University1.54* (1.39 to 1.71)<.001
  • University of Manitoba1.32* (1.21 to 1.44)<.001
  • University of Saskatchewan1.17* (1.06 to 1.29).001
  • University of Alberta1.24* (1.14 to 1.34)<.001
  • University of Calgary1.06 (0.97 to 1.15).200
  • University of British Columbia1.18* (1.09 to 1.27)<.001
Sex
  • MaleReferenceNA
  • Female1.30* (1.26 to 1.33)<.001
Age
  • ≤26ReferenceNA
  • 27-281.20* (1.16 to 1.24)<.001
  • 29-301.21* (1.15 to 1.26)<.001
  • ≥311.47* (1.41 to 1.53)<.001
  • CI—confidence interval, IRR—incidence rate ratio, NA—not applicable.

  • * Indicates statistical significance.