Number of physicians and physicians/100,000 population
for Rheumatology
Province/Territory
Physicians
Phys/100K pop’n
Rheumatologists by gender and year, in Canada
1995 to 2013
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013Total
Males
Females
Activity
Hours worked
per week
Direct patient care without teaching component
24.1
Direct patient care with teaching component
8.1
Teaching without patient care
2.1
Indirect patient care
7.1
Health facility committees
1.0
Administration
2.8
Research
7.1
Managing practice
1.7
Continued professional development
4.4
Other
0.7
TOTAL HOURS PER WEEK
58.5
Hours worked per week
(excluding on‐call)
by Rheumatologists
Canada, 2013
Satisfaction among Rheumatology
Canada, 2013
4% 4% 3% 7% 20% 6% 20% 56% 43% 28% 11%0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Current professional life Balance of personal & professional commitmentsNR
Very dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neutral
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Faculty of
Medicine
Ministry
funded
Source: 2012 National Physician Survey of residents. CFPC, CMA, Royal College
6%
7%
20%
43%
50%
42%
25%
8%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Other spec res
FM resident
NR/NA
Not stressful
Somewhat stressful
Very stressful
Number of Rheumatologists who retired in Canada
during THREE year period of 2010 to 2012
1
3
1
1
2
4
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
< 35
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 +
Males
Females
Total
Source: CMA Masterfile – year over year comparisons
