Analyzing the Spatial Distribution and Language Abilities of Physicians in Alberta, Canada
Belanger, C.; Bjerre, L. M.
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This study combined public data and geospatial analysis to examine physicians language abilities and locations in Alberta, Canada, and produced an interactive map to allow patients and policymakers to view the data. We identified n=11,370 active physicians in the province of Alberta, of whom we further identified n=194 (1.7%) as University of Ottawa (uOttawa) graduates, n=955 (8.4%) as French-speaking, and n=4,965 (43.7%) as community-based family physicians. French-speaking physicians were concentrated in Census Division 6 (n=464, 48.6%) surrounding Calgary and Census Division 11 (n=356, 37.3%) surrounding Edmonton. Overall reported French-language ability was low, with just 955 (8.4%) of all active physicians reporting competency in French. uOttawa graduates (n=70, 36.1%) were much more likely to report French ability than graduates of other schools (n=885, 7.9%), women (n=457, 9.6%) were slightly more likely than men (n=497, 7.6%), and specialists (n=666, 10.4%) were more likely than family physicians (n=289, 5.8%).
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