Montreal's Contribution to the Quebec Anesthesia Workforce: A Comparison Between Anesthesia Residents Trained at McGill University and Those at Université de Montréal

Alumni from McGill University (McGill) and alumni from Université de Montréal (U de M)anesthesia residency programs were compared with regard to demographic characteristics (age, sex), pre-anesthesia education, fellowship training, advanced research training, and practice location. Logistic regression analysis of demographics in relation to practice location was performed. The authors found that alumni were mostly male (McGill 71% male; U de M 57% male) and in their early thirties (mean age 32). Approximately 45% of McGill alumni obtained an undergraduate education in provinces other than Quebec compared with 6% of U de M. A majority of alumni from either institution practice in Quebec (McGill 67%; U de M 94%). Of the McGill alumni who received undergraduate education in Quebec, approximately 80% practice in Quebec compared with approximately 46% of those who were educated in other provinces. Fellowship training for McGill alumni who work in Quebec or in other provinces was similar (68%). About one-third (33%) of U de M alumni who work in Quebec obtained fellowship training. All alumni who received undergraduate education abroad (9 from McGill and one from U de M) practice in Quebec. Three McGill alumni and one U de M alumni practice in the USA. Regression analysis suggests that working in Quebec is associated with obtaining an undergraduate medical education in that province. The authors conclude that the majority of McGill alumni and U de M alumni practice in Quebec, particularly if they received their undergraduate education there. Residents educated (undergraduate) in the rest of Canada are more likely to practice in other provinces. Residents with undergraduate education from abroad are highly likely to practice anesthesia in Quebec. A small portion of alumni elect to practice anesthesia in the USA.

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

Vol. 59

no. 4

408-415

2012

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