Proportion of physician years worked by physicians with quasi-specialty designations, by type of training program: A) First 2 years of practice after residency; B) years 3 to 5 in practice; C) years 6 and more in practice.
| A) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROPORTION OF PHYSICIAN YEARS (95% CI) | ||||||
| TYPE OF TRAINING | TOTAL NO. OF PHYSICIAN YEARS | HOSPITALIST | SURGERY | SURGICAL ASSISTANT | ANESTHESIA | PSYCHOTHERAPY |
| PGY2 (all) | 2051 | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) | 0 | 0.15 (0.03–0.4) | 0.1 (0.01–0.3) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) |
| EM | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 (0.01–1.6) | 0.6 (0.1–2.1) | 0 |
| Anesthesia | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.6 (28.3–57.8)* | 0 |
| Elderly or palliative care | 31 | 25.8 (11.9–44.6)* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NOFM or NOMP | 53 | 1.9 (0.5–10.1) | 0 | 0 | 5.7 (1.2–15.7)† | 0 |
| All others | 224 | 1.3 0.3–3.9) | 0.9 (0.1–3.2) | 0 | 2.2 (0.7–5.1)‡ | 1.8 (0.5–4.5) |
| B) | ||||||
| PROPORTION OF PHYSICIAN YEARS (95% CI) | ||||||
| TYPE OF TRAINING | TOTAL NO. OF PHYSICIAN YEARS | HOSPITALIST | SURGERY | SURGICAL ASSISTANT | ANESTHESIA | PSYCHOTHERAPY |
| PGY2 (all) | 2422 | 1.0 (0.1–1.5) | 0.04 (0.001–0.2) | 0.1 (0.01–0.3) | 0.3 (0.1–0.6) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) |
| EM | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 (0.01–1.6) | 0.9 (0.2–2.5) | 0 |
| Anesthesia | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 (24.6–59.3)* | 0 |
| Elderly or palliative care | 24 | 16.7 (4.7–37.4)* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NOFM or NOMP | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 (0.5–14.3)‡ | 0 |
| All others | 246 | 1.2 (0.3–3.5) | 1.6 (0.4–4.1) | 0 | 6.1 (3.5–9.9)* | 0.4 (0.01–2.2) |
| C) | ||||||
| PROPORTION OF PHYSICIAN YEARS (95% CI) | ||||||
| TYPE OF TRAINING | TOTAL NO. OF PHYSICIAN YEARS | HOSPITALIST | SURGERY | SURGICAL ASSISTANT | ANESTHESIA | PSYCHOTHERAPY |
| PGY2 (all) | 1389 | 1.8 (1.2–2.6)§ | 0 | 0.5 (0.2–1.0) | 0.43 (0.2–0.9) | 0.6 (0.2–1.1) |
| EM | 159 | 1.3 (0.2–4.4) | 0 | 0 | 1.3 (0.2–4.4) | 0 |
| Anesthesia | Cell numbers too small to report | |||||
| Elderly or palliative care | Cell numbers too small to report | |||||
| NOFM or NOMP | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All others | 168 | 0 | 1.8 (0.4–5.1) | 0 | 10.1 (6.0–15.7)* | 0 |
CI confidence interval, EM emergency medicine, NOFM Northeastern Ontario Family Medicine Program, NOMP Northwestern Ontario Medical Program, PGY2 postgraduate year 2.
Data from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, April 2006.
↵* Significantly greater than a hypothesized value of ≤ 1% (1-sided test of proportions), P < .0001.
↵† Significantly greater than a hypothesized value of ≤ 1% (1-sided test of proportions), P < .001.
↵‡ Significantly greater than a hypothesized value of ≤ 1% (1-sided test of proportions), P < .05.
↵§ Significantly greater than a hypothesized value of ≤ 1% (1-sided test of proportions), P < .01.