Table 1.

Mean performance scores of graduates (N = 295) who entered family medicine residency versus those who entered non–family medicine residency programs: None of the differences between groups was statistically significant.

VARIABLEGRADUATES TRAINING IN FAMILY MEDICINE (N = 96), MEAN (SD)GRADUATES TRAINING IN NON–FAMILY MEDICINE PROGRAMS (N = 199), MEAN (SD)
GPA in year 180.7 (4.9)80.9 (4.6)
GPA in year 280.5 (4.0)80.3 (4.0)
GPA of clerkship examination scores75.6 (4.0)76.1 (3.5)
GPA of clerkship ITER scores*3.9 (0.3)3.9 (0.3)
MCCQE Part I total scores508.7 (70.0)513.6 (65.6)
  • GPA—grade point average, ITER—in-training evaluation report, MCCQE—Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination.

  • * Mean score based on a 5-point scale.