Table 1.

Planned practice characteristics of resident FP participants choosing to focus their practice (N = 22)

Characteristicn (%)
Province
British Columbia7 (32)
Ontario6 (27)
Nova Scotia9 (41)
Planned area of clinical practicea
Focused practice22 (100)
  Emergency medicine13 (59)
  Hospitalist medicineb9 (41)
  Addiction medicine7 (32)
  Sexual and reproductive health4 (18)
  Obstetrics and maternity care3 (14)
  Medical aesthetics, dermatology3 (14)
  Geriatrics2 (9)
  Mental health2 (9)
  Palliative care2 (9)
  Sports medicine2 (9)
  Oncology1 (5)
Comprehensive family medicine practice21 (95)
  Comprehensive family medicine practice13 (59)
  Comprehensive family medicine practice with no obstetrics/prenatal care5 (23)
  Comprehensive family medicine practice for a particular population3 (14)

  • ↵a Planned areas of clinical practice are not mutually exclusive as most participants’ intended practices incorporated a combination of these elements.

  • ↵b Refers to FPs exclusively delivering care within a hospital setting.