2000 CAEP Membership Report

News

CJEM 2001;3(1):60-61

July 1st 2000 marked the first CAEP census day of the new millennium and hundreds of thousands of people gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to celebrate. The crowd's festive spirit and enthusiastic waving of the CAEP maple leaf hailed another year of strong membership growth. There are now 1,404 CAEP members, 156 (13%) more than in 1999 (Fig. 1).

More members continue to choose full active membership (Fig. 2). The active membership category grew by 18% in 2000. However, reflecting the growing popularity of emergency medicine as a career option, the largest proportionate increases occurred in the student (39%) and resident (30%) categories. There are now 235 student and resident members across the country — our future, and nightshift salvation (Fig. 3).

Regionally, the greatest proportionate increase in membership was in Saskatchewan with a 32% increase, followed by Manitoba with 25%, Nova Scotia with 24% and Alberta with 21%. Ontario added the greatest number of new members, 88, a 17% increase. All other regions of the country had more modest increases or were unchanged (Fig. 4).

Garth Dickinson, MD
Associate Editor, CJEM

Fig. 1. CAEP membership 1994-2000

Fig. 2. Membership by category

Fig. 3. Residents and students by region

Fig. 4. Regional distribution