Table 2.

Type of FM practice envisioned

“AFTER COMPLETING YOUR RESIDENCY, HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO PRACTISE IN THE FOLLOWING FM PRACTICE TYPES?”DATA COLLECTION PERIODCI P VALUEχ2 P VALUE
T1, %T2, %
Comprehensive care delivered in 1 clinical setting (eg, office) (N for T1 = 336, N for T2 = 316)
  • Not at all likely or somewhat unlikely25.635.8NS< .001
  • Neutral31.88.5< .01
  • Somewhat likely or highly likely42.655.7NS
Comprehensive care provided across multiple clinical settings (eg, hospital, long-term care facility, office)
(N for T1 = 340, N for T2 = 319)
  • Not at all likely or somewhat unlikely5.615.0< .01< .001
  • Neutral24.76.3< .01
  • Somewhat likely or highly likely69.778.7NS
Comprehensive care that includes special interests (eg, sports medicine, emergency medicine, palliative care)
(N for T2 = 312)
  • Not at all likely or somewhat unlikelyNA14.7NANA
  • NeutralNA14.4NA
  • Somewhat likely or highly likelyNA70.8NA
Focused practice with a commitment to ≥ 1 specific clinical areas (eg, sports medicine, maternity care, emergency medicine, palliative care, hospital medicine) (N for T2 = 314)
  • Not at all likely or somewhat unlikelyNA49.4NANA
  • NeutralNA14.0NA
  • Somewhat likely or highly likelyNA36.6NA
  • FM—family medicine, NA—not asked in T1, NS—not significant.