| Demographic survey of veterinarians employed in western Canada. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19721782 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The objective of this study was to generate demographic data on veterinarians working in western Canada. A sample of 551 veterinarians was randomly selected from a population of 2474 veterinarians employed in western Canada, 425 (77.1%) of whom responded to the survey. The respondents were evenly split between males (53.1%) and females (46.9%). More than half (58.0%) of the private practitioners practised exclusively on companion animals (small animals and horses), while 2.9% devoted 100% of their time to food animals. There were 351 respondents who had had > or = 2 employers since graduation; 80% of those who had begun their careers in companion animal (CA) practice had remained in this type of practice, while 54.3% of those who had begun their careers in mixed animal practice had switched to CA practice. Analyses of wage and workload data from 85 full-time veterinary employees showed that CA practitioners worked the fewest hours/week (47.0), had the least number of evenings on-call/month (3.7), and earned the highest hourly wage (35.79 dollars) as compared with non-CA practitioners. |
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Authors:
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Murray D Jelinski; John R Campbell; Jonathan M Naylor; Karen L Lawson; Dena Derkzen |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comment; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue vétérinaire canadienne Volume: 50 ISSN: 0008-5286 ISO Abbreviation: Can. Vet. J. Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-01 Completed Date: 2009-10-29 Revised Date: 2010-09-27 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0004653 Medline TA: Can Vet J Country: Canada |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 621-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada. murray.jelinski@usask.ca |
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Adult Age Distribution Aged Animals Animals, Domestic Canada Career Choice Demography Employment / statistics & numerical data* Female Food Supply / standards Humans Male Middle Aged Salaries and Fringe Benefits / statistics & numerical data* Sex Distribution Veterinarians / psychology, statistics & numerical data* Veterinary Medicine / manpower* Workload / statistics & numerical data* |
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Can Vet J. 2009 Jun;50(6):630-6
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19721783
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