Table 1 Description of participants (n = 18)
Gender | ||
 12 | 66.7% | Female |
 6 | 33.3% | Male |
Age | ||
 0 | 0% | under 30 years |
 11 | 61.1% | 30–39 years |
 4 | 22.2% | 40–49 years |
 2 | 11.1% | 50–59 years |
 1 | 5.6% | 60 years and over |
Medical specialty in country of origin | ||
 9 | 50% | General practitioner |
 2 | 11.1% | Internal medicine |
 2 | 11.1% | Obstetrics & gynecology |
 2 | 11.1% | Urology |
 3 | 16.7% | One each for Anesthesia, Pediatrics, and Cardiovascular Surgery |
Time since graduation | ||
 10 | 55.6% | less than 10 years |
 7 | 38.9% | 10–19 years |
 1 | 5.5% | 20 years and more |
Country of origin | ||
 7 | 38.8% | Egypt |
 3 | 16.7% | Iran |
 3 | 16.7% | Syria |
 5 | 27.8% | One each from Pakistan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Palestine, Saudi Arabia |
Time since moving to Canada | ||
 0 | 0% | Less than 2 years |
 5 | 27.8% | 2 years |
 3 | 16.7% | 3 years |
 4 | 22.2% | 4 years |
 5 | 27.8% | 5 years or more |
 1 | 5.5% | Declined to mention |
Occupation since moving to Canada | ||
 5 | 27.8% | Researcher / Research Assistant |
 3 | 16.7% | Graduate Student (MSc or PHD) |
 4 | 22.2% | Physician (resident, restricted, or unrestricted practice) |
 2 | 11.1% | Full time preparing for medical equivalence exams |
 2 | 11.1% | Other occupation non-medical field |
 2 | 11.1% | Unemployed |
Current place of residence in Quebec, Canada | ||
 14 | 77.8% | Montreal and suburbs of Montreal |
 4 | 22.2% | Other cities in the Province of Quebec |