Medical Student Results
The following questionnaire was presented to and completed by medical students in Canada in 2007. Please review the questionnaire and use your cursor to click on those questions for which you wish to view results.
Demographics for Medical Students
Please complete this questionnaire if you are a MEDICAL STUDENT attending a Canadian University. Please indicate your current status.
☐ 1st year student
☐ 2nd year student
☐ 3rd year student
☐ 4th year student
☐ Other. Please specify:________________________________
If you are not a medical student, please indicate your status below.
☐ I am a medical resident
☐ I am a physician in practice
☐ Other ________________________________________
| 1. Your year of birth: 19 __ __ |
2. Sex: male ☐ female ☐
3. Marital status:
☐Married/living with partner ☐Single ☐Separated ☐ Divorced ☐ Widowed
Please specify the profession of your spouse/partner: __________________________
4.a) Do you have children? ☐ No ☐ Yes - Age of the youngest? ______ years
4.b) Are you or your partner currently expecting a child? ☐ Yes ☐ No
5. Select the ONE statement which best describes the environment in which you grew up
prior to university.
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Exclusively/ predominantly rural |
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Exclusively/ predominantly small town |
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Exclusively/ predominantly urban |
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Mixture of environments |
6. In which province(s) or territories did you grow up prior to going to university?
Check ALL that apply.
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NT YT NU Outside of
Canada
7. Are you... ? Please check ALL that apply.
☐ Caucasian
☐ Aboriginal (e.g., status, non-status, Métis, Inuit)
☐ Chinese
☐ South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.)
☐ Black
☐ Filipino
☐ Latin American
☐ Southeast Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian, Vietnamese, etc.)
☐ Arab
☐ West Asian (e.g., Afghan, Iranian, etc.)
☐ Japanese
☐ Korean
☐ Other ____________
☐ I prefer not to provide this information
8. Were you born in Canada?
☐ Yes
☐ No. Please indicate your status in Canada.
☐ Canadian citizen
☐ Permanent resident (landed immigrant)
☐ Other _____________
9. How many years of POST-SECONDARY education did you complete before beginning medical school? (Quebec students: Please do not include CEGEP).
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >10
☐ None
☐ Diplome d’étude collegial (CEGEP)
☐ Bachelor’s
☐ Master’s Please specify field/discipline: __________________________
☐ Doctorate Please specify field/discipline: __________________________
☐ Other ________________________________________
11. At which university are you currently doing your medical training?
☐ University of British Columbia
☐ University of Calgary
☐ University of Alberta
☐ University of Saskatchewan
☐ University of Manitoba
☐ University of Western Ontario
☐ McMaster University
☐ University of Toronto
☐ Northern Ontario School of Medicine
☐ University of Ottawa
☐ Queen’s University
☐ Université de Sherbrooke
☐ Université de Montréal
☐ McGill University
☐ Université Laval
☐ Dalhousie University
☐ Memorial University
12. Of all of the possible careers, what led you to select medicine? Check ALL that apply.
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Intellectual stimulation/challenge |
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Earning potential |
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Doctor-patient relationship |
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Research opportunities |
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Influence of a mentor |
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Teaching opportunities |
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Influence of my family |
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Other _____________ |
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Prestige |
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13. When did you decide that you would like to be a doctor?
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Before high school |
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During high school |
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During undergraduate college or university studies |
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After completing an undergraduate degree/ college diploma |
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Other _____________________________________________ |
B. Training
14. Please indicate your overall sense of satisfaction with your current medical education program.
Very dissatisfied |
Dissatisfied |
Neutral |
Satisfied |
Very satisfied |
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15. Please indicate if any of the following are an area of interest for you and indicate if the topic has already been covered during your medical training:
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Family Medicine rotations |
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Aboriginal health care |
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Collaborative/interdisciplinary care |
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Communication skills |
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Coronary care unit (CCU) care |
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Computer skills/ clinical information retrieval |
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Critical appraisal skills |
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Ear, nose and throat (ENT) care |
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Emergency room surgery |
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End of life issues |
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Ethics and professionalism |
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Evidence-based medicine |
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Intensive care unit (ICU) care |
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Internal medicine |
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Minor surgery |
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Office procedures |
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Orthopedics |
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Hands on research experience |
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Hands on teaching experience |
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Working in a health care system |
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Not at all familiar |
Somewhat familiar |
Very familiar |
Family physicians |
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Psychiatric specialists |
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Pediatric specialists |
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Obstetrical/gynecological specialists |
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Internal specialists |
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Surgical specialists |
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Nurse practitioners |
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Psychiatric nurses |
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Other nurses (RN, LPN, RPN) |
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Physician assistants |
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Dietitians/nutritionists |
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Occupational therapists |
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Physiotherapists |
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Chiropractors |
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Psychologists |
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Mental health counselors |
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Addiction counselors |
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Social workers |
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Pharmacists |
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Midwives |
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Speech-language pathologists |
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Chiropodists |
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Complementary/alternative medicine providers (e.g. acupuncturists, homeopaths) |
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Very dissatisfied |
Dissatisfied |
Neutral |
Satisfied |
Very satisfied |
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Strongly agree |
Agree |
Neutral |
Disagree |
Strongly disagree |
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C. Future Practice/Work Setting Profile
19. At this time, which area of specialty do you hope to enter?
☐ Family medicine☐ Other specalty:
| - Anatomical Pathology | - Medical Microbiology |
- Anesthesiology |
- Medical Oncology |
- Cardiac Surgery |
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine |
| - Cardiology | - Nephrology |
- Clinical Immunology and Allergy |
- Neurology |
- Clinical Pharmacology |
- Neuropathology |
- Clinician Investigator Program |
- Neuroradiology |
- Colorectal Surgery |
- Neurosurgery |
- Community Medicine |
- Nuclear Medicine |
- Critical Care Medicine |
- Obstetrics and Gynecology |
- Dermatology |
- Occupational Medicine |
- Developmental Pediatrics |
- Ophthalmology |
- Diagnostic Radiology |
- Orthopedic Surgery |
- Emergency Medicine |
- Otolaryngology |
- Endocrinology and Metabolism |
- Palliative Medicine |
- Forensic Pathology |
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
- Gastroenterology |
- Pediatric General Surgery |
- General Pathology |
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
- General Surgery |
- Pediatric Radiology |
- General Surgical Oncology |
- Pediatrics |
- Geriatric Medicine |
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
- Gynecologic Oncology |
- Plastic Surgery |
- Gynecologic Reproductive - Endocrinology and Infertility |
- Psychiatry |
- Hematological Pathology |
-Radiation Oncology |
- Hematology |
- Respirology |
- Infectious Diseases |
- Rheumatology |
- Internal Medicine |
- Thoracic Surgery |
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
- Transfusion Medicine |
- Medical Biochemistry |
- Urology |
- Medical Genetics |
- Vascular Surgery |
Other, specify: ________________________________
20. At this time, in which of the following do you hope to be involved? Check ALL that apply.
Patient care ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unsure
Research ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unsure
Teaching ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unsure
Administration (e.g. Ministry of Health, management of university program, chief of staff, department head, etc.) ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unsure
Public health ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unsure
Other (please specify) ________________
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No |
Unsure |
While you are in postgraduate medical training (residency) |
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Practicing within the same province or territory in which you are currently training? |
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Practicing in another province or territory in Canada? |
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Leaving Canada to practice in another country? |
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Serving an under-serviced community? |
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When your postgraduate medical training is completed |
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Practicing within the same province or territory in which you are currently training? |
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Practicing in another province or territory in Canada? |
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Leaving Canada to practice in another country? |
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Serving an under-serviced community? |
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22. Please indicate the languages that you could comfortably speak with your future patients.
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English |
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French |
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Other(s) ____________________ |
23.a) For you, what factors do you think will be most important in having a satisfying and successful medical practice? Please check ALL that apply.
A☐ A specific type of practice environment (e.g., group or multidisciplinary practice, strong support staff). Please specify: _______________________
B☐ Ability to achieve balance between work life and personal life
C☐ Flexible work hours
D☐ Sufficient medical competence to respond to health care needs of my patients
E☐ Availability of continuing education resources
F☐ Opportunities for research
G☐ Opportunities for teaching
H☐ Ability to achieve desired income
I☐ Availability of medical support systems/resources
J☐ Availability of relevant patient information at the point of care
K☐ Ability to access appropriate care facilities for my patients (e.g. hospital beds, long-term care beds)
L☐ Other, please specify: ________________________________________
23.b) Please indicate which of the factors in 23.a is the one most important factor for you to have a satisfying and successful medical practice.
A☐ B☐ C☐ D☐ E☐ F☐ G☐ H☐ I☐ J☐ K☐ L☐
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Agree |
Neutral |
Disagree |
Strongly disagree |
Alternative/complementary medicine includes ideas and methods from which conventional medicine could benefit |
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Treatments not tested in a scientifically recognized manner should be discouraged |
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Alternative/complementary medicine is a threat to public health |
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25.a) If you had a choice, how would you prefer to be paid for your services as a physician?
Please check ONLY ONE.
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Unsure |
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Fee-for-service only |
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Salary only |
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Capitation only |
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Sessional/ per diem/ hourly payments only |
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Service contract only |
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Blended payment |
25.b)What components would you want included in a blended payment method? Check ALL that apply.
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Fee-for-service |
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Salary |
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Capitation |
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Sessional/ per diem/ hourly payments |
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Service contract |
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Benefits/ pension |
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On-call remuneration beyond fee-for-service |
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Other _______________________ |
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Unsure |
26. How much did the level of tuition and other fees affect your choice of which medical school(s) to apply to?
☐ Not at all important
☐ Slightly important
☐ Moderately important
☐ Very important
☐ Most important factor
27. How much did being able to afford the cost of living in the city where the school was located affect which medical school(s) you chose to apply to?
☐ Not at all important
☐ Slightly important
☐ Moderately important
☐ Very important
☐ Most important factor
28. Have you held any paying jobs (part-time, occasional, etc.) during the current academic year? ☐ Yes ☐ No
If yes, approximately how many hours do you work per month? _______ hours/month
29. Please indicate the amount of debt you had and/or expect to have at various times in your medical education, as indicated below. Please refer to debt directly related to your medical education (e.g. tuition, books, accommodations, etc.)
a) Debt upon entering medical school
Debt directly related to being in medical school
☐ no debt
☐ less than $1,000
☐ $1,001 to $5,000
☐ $5,001 to $10,000
☐ $10,001 to $20,000
☐ $20,001 to $40,000
☐ $40,001 to $60,000
☐ $60,001 to $80,000
☐ $80,001 to $100,000
☐ $100,001 to $120,000
☐ $120,001 to $140,000
☐ $140,001 to $160,000
☐ Over $160,000
☐ I prefer not to provide this information
Debt directly related to being in medical school
☐ no debt
☐ less than $1,000
☐ $1,001 to $5,000
☐ $5,001 to $10,000
☐ $10,001 to $20,000
☐ $20,001 to $40,000
☐ $40,001 to $60,000
☐ $60,001 to $80,000
☐ $80,001 to $100,000
☐ $100,001 to $120,000
☐ $120,001 to $140,000
☐ $140,001 to $160,000
☐ Over $160,000
☐ I prefer not to provide this information
c) Expected debt upon completion of medical school
Debt directly related to being in medical school
☐ no debt
☐ less than $1,000
☐ $1,001 to $5,000
☐ $5,001 to $10,000
☐ $10,001 to $20,000
☐ $20,001 to $40,000
☐ $40,001 to $60,000
☐ $60,001 to $80,000
☐ $80,001 to $100,000
☐ $100,001 to $120,000
☐ $120,001 to $140,000
☐ $140,001 to $160,000
☐ Over $160,000
☐ I prefer not to provide this information
d) You estimated that your debt directly related to being in medical school when you graduate will be.
To pay off these debts, do you intend to do any of the following? Check ALL that apply.
Post medical school:
☐ Select a short residency program
☐ Select a specialty I believe will have high earning potential
Post residency:
☐ Fulfill a return of service obligation
☐ Practice in the United States
☐ Practice as a locum tenens
☐ Practice where I am offered a financial recruitment incentive
☐ Practice where I am offered a non-financial recruitment incentive
☐ I do not intend to do any of the above to pay off my debts
30. To what extent do you believe that the amount of financial assistance available to you through grants and loans from either the government or university institutions, meets your actual financial need?
☐ Meets my financial need
☐ Partially meets my financial need
☐ Does not meet my financial need
☐ I have no need for financial assistance
31. Which of the following best describes your financial situation? Please check ONLY ONE.
☐ Not stressful – my financial situation is not a problem for me
☐ Minimally stressful (I think about it occasionally)
☐ Fairly stressful (I think about it quite a bit and have to consciously mind what I buy)
☐ Very stressful (I worry about it frequently)
☐ Extremely stressful (I worry about it constantly – this is a major source of stress in my life)
32a. Have you sought financial counseling through your medical school?
☐ Yes ☐ No
32b. Do you plan to seek financial counseling through your medical school?
☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don’t know
33. What certificates, diplomas, or degrees did your parents obtain?
Check ALL that apply.
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Mother |
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High school graduate or equivalent |
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Trades certificate or diploma |
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Other non-university certificate or diploma |
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University certificate or diploma, below Bachelor’s degree level |
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Bachelor's degree(s) |
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University certificate or diploma above Bachelor’s degree level |
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Master's degree(s) |
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Graduate degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry |
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Doctorate |
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I prefer not to provide this information |
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I don’t know |
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Father |
Mother |
Manual laborer |
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Farmer or farm laborer |
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Skilled craft, trade, clerical, sales or service |
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Foreman/woman, supervisor, or middle manager |
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Technician or semi-professional |
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High-level management |
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Employed professional |
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Self-employed professional |
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Not applicable |
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I prefer not to provide this information |
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35. Are any of your immediate family members working in medically related jobs? (If your parents or siblings are retired or deceased, please provide their main occupation while working.) Check ALL that apply.
☐ None of my immediate family members work in medicine
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Sibling(s) |
Medical doctor |
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Nurse |
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Pharmacist |
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Dentist |
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Optician |
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Chiropractor |
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Other healthcare professional |
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☐ $zero
☐less than $10,000
☐$10,000 - $19,999
☐$20,000 - $39,999
☐$40,000 - $59,999
☐$60,000 - $79,999
☐$80,000 - $99,999
☐$100,000 - $119,999
☐$120,000 - $139,999
☐$140,000 - $159,999
☐$160,000 - $179,999
☐$180,000 - $219,999
☐$220,000 - $259,999
☐$260,000 - $299,999
☐More than $300,000
☐ I prefer not to provide this information
☐ I don’t know
Comments
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