Table 1: Characteristics of 1864 former medical graduates of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) in 2014
CharacteristicNo. (%) of graduates
n = 1864
Sex
Male1008 (54.1)
Female856 (45.9)
Rural backgroundn = 1838
No1318 (71.7)
Yes520 (27.9)
From Canadan = 1849
No83 (4.5)
Yes1766 (95.5)
From NLn = 1849
No475 (25.7)
Yes1374 (74.3)
Year of graduation
1973–1979291 (15.6)
1980–1989514 (27.6)
1990–1999546 (29.3)
2000–2008513 (27.5)
Some or all residency training at MUNn = 1842
No795 (43.2)
Yes1047 (56.8)
Specialtyn = 1863
Specialist1057 (56.7)
FP/GP806 (43.3)
Age at graduation, yrn = 1853
< 301561 (84.2)
≥ 30292 (15.7)
Workplace in Canada
No222 (11.9)
Yes1642 (88.1)
Workplace in NL
No1226 (65.8)
Yes638 (34.2)
Workplace in rural Canada
No1647 (88.4)
Yes217 (11.6)
Workplace in rural NL
No1772 (95.1)
Yes92 (4.9)

Note: GP/FP = general practitioner or family physician, NL = Newfoundland and Labrador.