Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OG1-2-2
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
MINI ABSTRACT DESCRIPTION
In response to the lack of physicians practicing in rural areas of Canada and the impact on patient care, there has been a push to improve recruitment and retention of physicians to mitigate the doctor shortage. The Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) medical school campus opened in 2010, however, there is no data about where the graduates choose to practice. The objectives of this study are: to assess the factors that compelled the DMNB graduates to choose to practice in select locations; to learn where the class of 2021 would like to practice, and the factors that compelled them to choose select locations; and to compare the factors that influenced the chosen practice location of the different class groups.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Stay on MD: Recruitment and Retention Factors for New Brunswick Medical Graduates
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick medical school distributed medical campus opened in 2010, however, there is no data about where the graduates choose to practice. The objectives of this study are: to evaluate the factors that compelled the 2014 graduates to choose to practice in select locations; to learn where the class of 2021 would like to practice, and the factors that compelled them to choose select locations; and to compare the factors that influenced the chosen practice location.
Methods
The graduates of the 2014 class (N = 28) were asked to complete a questionnaire about their choice of practice location and preferred medical specialty. The class of 2021 (N = 28) were also asked to complete a similar questionnaire. Quantitative data regarding migration patterns in NB were extracted from the Canadian Institute of Health Information to compare trends with the data collected from the questionnaires of each class.
Results
The median number of physicians over 65 years old who are practicing in NB has increased by 32.7% from 2008 to 2018. In this same time period, the total physicians per capita has increased by 25.7%. We received 19 of 28 responses from the class of 2014 and 11 of 28 from the class of 2021. Most respondents indicated personal and social reasons for practicing in specific locations (2014: 14/19 vs. 2021: 10/11). From the class of 2021, 82% of respondents (9/11) wanted to practice in NB. From the class of 2014, 53% (10/19) are practicing in NB.
Conclusion
The results from this study provide evidence-based feedback about recruitment and retention rates of physicians in NB in relation to the objective of the medical school distributed medical campus.
Keyword 1
Rural medicine
Keyword 2
Healthcare services
Keyword 3
Physician recruitment
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Other
Additional Theme (First choice)
Postgraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Authors
Presenter
Kathleen MacMillan
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
