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Table 1 Demographics, n (%)

From: Family medicine vocational training and career satisfaction in Hong Kong

 

Overall

(n = 368)

Service doctor

(n = 101)

Basic trainee / Higher trainee

(n = 108)

FM specialist

(n = 156)

Gender

 Male

191 (52.6)

70 (69.3)

37 (34.6)

82 (53.6)

 Female

172 (47.4)

31 (30.7)

70 (65.4)

71 (46.4)

Age

 25–34

102 (28.2)

11 (11.0)

80 (75.5)

11 (7.1)

 35–44

201 (55.5)

36 (36.0)

25 (23.6)

140 (90.9)

 45 or above

59 (16.3)

53 (53.0)

1 (0.9)

3 (1.9)

Cluster

 A

38 (10.4)

13 (12.9)

13 (12.0)

12 (7.7)

 B

55 (15.0)

3 (3.0)

23 (21.3)

29 (18.7)

 C

33 (9.0)

14 (13.9)

7 (6.5)

12 (7.7)

 D

35 (9.5)

21 (20.8)

8 (7.4)

5 (3.2)

 E

85 (23.2)

11 (10.9)

30 (27.8)

44 (28.4)

 F

68 (18.5)

22 (21.8)

11 (10.2)

34 (21.9)

 G

53 (14.4)

17 (16.8)

16 (14.8)

19 (12.3)

Place of graduation

 Hong Kong

312 (86.2)

68 (67.3)

101 (95.3)

143 (93.5)

 Outside Hong Kong

50 (13.8)

33 (32.7)

5 (4.7)

10 (6.5)

Postgraduate qualifications (multiple answer)

 FHKAM (FM)a

170 (46.8)

6 (5.9)

12 (11.3)

152 (98.7)

 FHKCFPa

210 (57.9)

23 (22.8)

47 (44.3)

139 (90.3)

 FRACGPa

214 (59.0)

27 (26.7)

51 (48.1)

135 (87.7)

 Diploma of FM

114 (31.4)

28 (27.7)

25 (23.6)

59 (38.3)

 Membership/fellowship of other international colleges/board of FM/GP

26 (7.2)

9 (8.9)

9 (8.5)

8 (5.2)

 Others

24 (6.5)

11 (10.9)

7 (6.5)

6 (3.8)

  1. When the trainees finish basic training and passed conjoint examination, they are awarded FHKCFP/FRACGP. When the trainees pass higher training, they are awarded FHKAM (FM)
  2. aFHKAM (FM) Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (Family Medicine), FHKCFP Fellow, Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, FRACGP The Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners