Characteristics of practising Canadian academic general surgeons by gender
| Characteristic | No. (%) of surgeons* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men n = 294 | Women n = 111 | ||
| Year of FRCSC graduation | < 0.01 | ||
| Before 1990 | 68 (23.1) | 10 (9.0) | |
| 1990–1999 | 69 (23.5) | 27 (24.3) | |
| 2000–2009 | 97 (33.0) | 41 (36.9) | |
| 2010–2017 | 45 (15.3) | 33 (29.7) | |
| Missing | 15 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No. of years in practice (after FRCSC), mean ± SD | 18.5 ± 18.0 | 13.5 ± 14.3 | < 0.001 |
| Graduate education | 0.2 | ||
| None | 153 (52.0) | 45 (40.5) | |
| Master’s | 93 (31.6) | 48 (43.2) | |
| PhD | 28 (9.5) | 14 (12.6) | |
| Other | 48 (16.3) | 22 (19.8) | |
| No. of fellowships | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 83 (28.2) | 31 (27.9) | |
| 1 | 176 (59.9) | 70 (63.1) | |
| ≥ 2 | 35 (11.9) | 10 (9.0) | |
| Professorship level | < 0.001 | ||
| Assistant | 120 (40.8) | 68 (61.3) | |
| Associate | 99 (33.7) | 34 (30.6) | |
| Full | 75 (25.5) | 9 (8.1) | |
Note: FRCSC = Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.