Baseline characteristics of disciplined surgeons, by specialty (2000–2017)
| Characteristic | No. (%)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstetrics and gynecology | General surgery | Other surgery | |
| Total | 57/174 (32.8) | 48/174 (27.6) | 69/174 (39.7) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 51/57 (89.5) | 45/48 (93.8) | 65/69 (94.2) |
| Female | 6/57 (10.5) | 3/48 (6.2) | 4/69 (5.8) |
| Licence | |||
| Independent | 57/57 (100) | 47/48 (98.8) | 66/69 (95.7) |
| Resident | 0 | 1/48 (2.2) | 3/69 (4.3) |
| Medical training | |||
| North American | 34/57 (59.6) | 35/48 (72.9) | 55/69 (79.7) |
| IMG | 23/57 (40.4) | 13/48 (27.1) | 14/69 (20.3) |
| Years from medical school graduation to disciplinary action, mean ± SD | 31.9 ± 10.6 | 31.4 ± 11 | 30.8 ± 12 |
| No. of disciplinary cases/physician | |||
| 1 | 50/57 (87.7) | 43/48 (89.6) | 65/69 (94.2) |
| 2 | 6/57 (10.5) | 5/48 (10.4) | 3/69 (4.3) |
| 3 | 1/57 (1.8) | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1/69 (1.4) |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IMG = international medical graduate; SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.