Table 1 Frequencies of applicants for residency programs in Kuwait, 2011
From: Selection criteria of residents for residency programs in Kuwait
Program | Applied‡ | Accepted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opt 1* | Opt 2 | Opt 3 | Total | R1* | R2 | R3 | Total | |
Anesthesia | 43 (89.6%) | 2 (4.2%) | 3 (6.25%) | 48 (100.0%) | 10 (20.8%) | 6 (12.5%) | 7 (14.6%) | 23 (47.9%) |
Dermatology | 46 (59.7%) | 22 (28.6%) | 9 (11.7%) | 77 (100.0%) | 8 (10.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (10.4%) |
Emergency Medicine | 108 (85.0%) | 10 (7.9%) | 9 (7.1%) | 127 (100.0%) | 4 (3.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (3.2%) |
General Surgery | 23 (62.2%) | 8 (21.6%) | 6 (16.2%) | 37 (100.0%) | 11 (29.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (29.7%) |
Internal Medicine | 51 (67.1%) | 19 (25.0%) | 6 (7.9%) | 76 (100.0%) | 28 (36.8%) | 2 (2.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 30 (39.5%) |
Laboratory-Clinical Biochemistry & Metabolism | 1 (8.3%) | 6 (50%) | 5 (41.7%) | 12 (100.0%) | 3 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (25.0%) |
Laboratory-Clinical Hematology | 9 (34.6%) | 10 (38.5%) | 7 (26.9%) | 26 (100.0%) | 5 (19.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.8%) | 6 (23.1%) |
Laboratory-Clinical Microbiology | 10 (50.0%) | 6 (30.0%) | 4 (20.05) | 20 (100.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (50.0%) |
Laboratory-Clinical Virology | 1 (10.0%) | 4 (40.0%) | 5 (50.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 3 (30.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (30.0%) |
Laboratory-Diagnostic Immunology | 6 (42.8%) | 0 (0.0%0 | 8 (57.1%) | 14 (100.0%) | 2 (14.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (14.3%) |
Laboratory-(Histo- & Cyto-) Pathology | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (66.7%) | 2 (33.3%) | 6 (100.0%) | 4 (66.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (66.7%) |
Nuclear Medicine | 14 (51.8%) | 10 (37.0%) | 3 (11.1%) | 27 (100.0%) | 4 (14.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (14.8%) |
Obstetrics & Gynecology | 43 (95.6%) | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (2.2%) | 45 (100.0%) | 10 (22.2%) | 3 (6.7%) | 2 (4.4%) | 15 (33.3%) |
Ophthalmology | 15 (62.5%) | 2 (8.3%) | 7 (29.2%) | 24 (100.0%) | 10 (41.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (41.7%) |
Orthopedic Surgery | 11 (47.8%) | 8 (34.8%) | 4 (17.4%) | 23 (100.0%) | 8 (34.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.3%) | 9 (39.1%) |
Otorhinolaryngology (Head & Neck Surgery) | 17 (36.2%) | 18 (38.3%) | 12 (25.5%) | 47 (100.0%) | 3 (6.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (6.4%) |
Pediatrics | 18 (60.0%) | 9 (30.0%) | 3 (10.0%) | 30 (100.0%) | 8 (26.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (26.7%) |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | 6 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (100.0%) | 2 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (33.3%) |
Primary Health Care | 35 (40.2%) | 32 (36.8%) | 20 (23.0%) | 87 (100.0%) | 45 (51.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 45 (51.7%) |
Radiology | 63 (63.0%) | 21 (21.0%) | 16 (16.0%) | 100 (100.0%) | 12 (12.0%) | 4 (4.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 16 (16.0%) |
Urology | 14 (60.9%) | 7 (30.4%) | 2 (8.7%) | 23 (100.0%) | 6 (26.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (26.1%) |