Recipients of awards stratified by recipient discipline
| Discipline | Total no. (%) of awards distributed | No. (%) of female award recipients | No. (%) of females in discipline* | Median OR (95% PI†) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff physician recipients | ||||
| Family medicine‡ | 39 (12.4) | 15 (38.5) | 19 981 (45.9) | 1.50 (0.90–2.22) |
| Laboratory medicine§ | 5 (1.6) | 2 (40.0) | 746 (41.5) | 1.66 (0.81–2.75) |
| Medical specialists¶ | 138 (43.9) | 35 (25.4) | 11 645 (40.5) | 1.91 (1.44–2.59) |
| Surgical specialists** | 40 (12.7) | 8 (20.0) | 3000 (29.3) | 1.75 (1.13–2.71) |
| Unknown | 92 (29.3) | 24 (26.1) | – | – |
| Total | 314 (100.0) | 84 (26.8) | 35 372 (42.0) | 1.95 (1.54–2.46) |
| Resident physician recipients | ||||
| Family medicine‡ | 13 (10.1) | 3 (23.1) | 2137 (60.8) | 1.90 (1.07–5.03) |
| Laboratory medicine§ | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 208 (53.9) | – |
| Medical specialists¶ | 65 (50.4) | 29 (44.6) | 3926 (51.7) | 1.44 (0.97–2.08) |
| Surgical specialists** | 32 (24.8) | 10 (31.2) | 1226 (46.9) | 1.35 (0.75–2.15) |
| Other†† | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | – |
| Unknown | 19 (14.7) | 10 (52.6) | – | – |
| Total | 129 (100.0) | 52 (40.3) | 7502 (53.1) | 1.54 (1.14–2.18) |
Note: OR = odds ratio, PI = posterior interval.
↵* In 2018, based on data on discipline and sex from the Canadian Medical Association for staff physician recipients and data from the Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry (CAPER) for resident physicians.
↵† 95% posterior intervals obtained from Bayesian modelling do not describe statistical significance but, rather, the uncertainty range compatible with 95% of subjects.
↵‡ Includes family medicine and the Enhanced Skills training programs (e.g., family medicine plus emergency medicine), based on the CAPER classifications.
↵§ Includes anatomic pathology, general pathology, hematologic pathology, medical biochemistry, medical microbiology and neuropathology, based on the CAPER classifications.
↵¶ Includes anesthesiology, dermatology, diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, internal medicine (including all subspecialties of internal medicine), medical genetics and genomics, neurology, neurology – pediatric, nuclear medicine, palliative medicine, pediatrics (including all subspecialties of pediatrics), physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, public health and preventive medicine, and radiation oncology, based on the CAPER classifications.
↵** Includes cardiac surgery, general surgery, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, urology and vascular surgery, based on the CAPER classifications.
↵†† Includes cytopathology, transfusion medicine, adult interventional cardiology and adult echocardiography, based on the CAPER classifications.