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Table 3 Average score of criteria that may negatively affect the acceptance of an applicant to residency programs in Kuwait, 2011

From: Selection criteria of residents for residency programs in Kuwait

Rank

Criteria

Score*

1

Received disciplinary action in medical school

3.83

2

Received failure in a required clerkship

3.54

3

Took extended time to graduate for academic reasons

3.47

4

Spent a long period after internship to apply for a residency program

3.10

5

Graduated in the lower third of class

2.98

6

Received a failure in a preclinical course

2.84

7

Had family responsibilities

2.27

8

Did not participate in extracurricular activities during medical school

2.16

  1. *Scoring scale:
  2. 5 = critically concerning; if present usually guarantee rejecting the applicant.
  3. 4 = very concerning; if present is likely used to reject the applicant.
  4. 3 = not very concerning; may be considered to reject applicants if there is a strong competition between applicants.
  5. 2 = rarely considered as concerning; rarely used to reject applicants.
  6. 1 = not a concern; not used at all in rejecting applicants.
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