Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of Canadian medical students: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the importance of medical students' demographic characteristics in influencing the scope and location of their future practice is recognized, these data are not systematically collected in Canada. This study aimed to characterize and compare the demographics of Canadian medical students with the Canadian population.

Methods

Through an online survey, delivered in 2018, medical students at 14 English-speaking Canadian medical schools provided their age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, educational background, and rurality of the area they grew up in. Respondents also provided information on parental income, occupation, and education as markers of socioeconomic status. Data were compared to the 2016 Canadian Census.

Results

A total of 1388 students respo

SUBMITTER: Khan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7216658 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature