From: Selection criteria of residents for residency programs in Kuwait
Criteria | Dermatology | Emergency Medicine | Internal Medicine | Pediatrics | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Primary Health Care |
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N = 3 | N = 4 | N = 8 | N = 6 | N = 3 | N = 4 | |
Positive factors | ||||||
Gender | 2.66 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 1.66 | 3.00 |
Nationality | 4.33 | 3.25 | 3.62 | 3.66 | 4.33 | 3.00 |
Grade Point Average (GPA) | 4.33 | 1.75 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.66 | 3.25 |
Honors during medical school | 4.00 | 2.25 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.25 |
Rank on class during medical school | 4.00 | 1.50 | 3.25 | 2.83 | 3.33 | 2.00 |
Grades in required clerkships | 4.66 | 1.75 | 3.62 | 3.33 | 3.66 | 2.25 |
Grades in clinical courses | 4.33 | 1.75 | 3.25 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.25 |
Grades in pre-clinical courses | 3.66 | 1.50 | 2.62 | 3.16 | 3.66 | 2.25 |
Electives in required clerkships | 3.33 | 2.50 | 3.25 | 3.16 | 3.66 | 1.75 |
Research experience | 3.66 | 2.75 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 |
Publications in indexed journals | 3.66 | 2.25 | 3.87 | 3.16 | 3.33 | 2.25 |
Recommendation letters | 4.00 | 2.50 | 3.37 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.50 |
Attending scientific conferences during medical school | 4.00 | 1.75 | 3.50 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 2.00 |
Medical school reputation | 3.66 | 1.75 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 3.50 |
Meaningful involvement in extracurricular activities during medical school | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.87 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.25 |
Interview performance | 5.00 | 4.75 | 4.25 | 4.66 | 4.66 | 4.50 |
Negative factors | ||||||
Received disciplinary action in medical school | 4.66 | 2.50 | 4.25 | 2.83 | 4.00 | 3.25 |
Received failure in a required clerkship | 4.66 | 2.75 | 3.37 | 3.50 | 3.66 | 2.75 |
Took extended time to graduate for academic reasons | 4.33 | 2.25 | 3.87 | 2.33 | 2.66 | 3.50 |
Graduated in the lower third of class | 4.00 | 1.50 | 3.12 | 2.33 | 2.66 | 2.50 |
Received a failure in a preclinical course | 3.66 | 1.50 | 2.87 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.75 |
Had family responsibilities | 2.33 | 2.50 | 1.87 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.25 |
Spent a long period after internship to apply for a residency program | 2.66 | 3.25 | 3.37 | 2.50 | 2.66 | 2.75 |
Did not participate in extracurricular activities during medical school | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.16 | 1.66 | 1.50 |