Table 1 Breakdown of physicians’ medical specialty for health region (June 2008) versus survey sample (March 2008)
Medical specialty | Health region N (%) | Survey sample N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Anesthesiology | 145 (6%) | 73 (6%) |
Clinical Neurology | 72 (3%) | 18 (2%) |
Diagnostic Imaging | 83 (4%) | 22 (2%) |
Emergency | 87 (3%) | 58 (5%) |
Family Medicine | 772 (31%) | 407 (33%) |
Internal Medicine | 447 (18%) | 199 (17%) |
Obstetrics/Gynecology | 68 (3%) | 24 (2%) |
Pathology | 66 (3%) | 26 (2%) |
Pediatrics | 198 (8%) | 78 (7%) |
Psychiatry | 123 (5%) | 73 (6%) |
Rural Medicine | 181 (7%) | 82 (7%) |
Surgery | 220 (9%) | 117 (10%) |
Other | Â | 83 (7%) |
TOTAL | 2488 (100%) | 1178 (100%) |