Canada’s future physicians make choices to ensure personal -professional life balance

Data released from the medical student and resident component of the 2010 National Physician Survey (NPS) shows Canada’s future physicians want to work smarter to meet the growing and increasingly complex health care needs of Canadians. Of the nearly 5600 medical students and residents who responded to the 2010 NPS, 53% identified a balance between personal and professional life as the most important factor for a satisfying practice. NPS is Canada’s largest census survey of physicians and physicians-in-training and the data provide meaningful information on attitudes among the country’s present and future physicians toward a wide range of critical issues. For more information and to see the NPS 2010 data and highlights of the results, please go to www. nationalphysiciansurvey.ca.