Table 6 Average score* of criteria that may affect the acceptance of an applicant to Laboratory Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Radiology residency programs in Kuwait, 2011
From: Selection criteria of residents for residency programs in Kuwait
Criteria | Laboratory-Clinical Biochemistry & Metabolism | Laboratory-Clinical Hematology | Laboratory-Clinical Microbiology | Laboratory-Clinical Virology | Laboratory-Diagnostic Immunology | Laboratory-(Histo & Cyto) Pathology | Nuclear Medicine | Radiology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 4 | N = 5 | N = 8 | N = 3 | N = 4 | N = 3 | N = 5 | N = 4 | |
Positive factors | ||||||||
Gender | 1.25 | 1.00 | 1.12 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 1.00 | 1.50 |
Nationality | 2.25 | 3.40 | 3.12 | 4.33 | 2.25 | 1.66 | 4.80 | 2.75 |
Grade Point Average (GPA) | 3.75 | 3.60 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 3.66 | 4.40 | 4.50 |
Honors during medical school | 3.75 | 3.80 | 3.25 | 3.66 | 3.75 | 3.66 | 3.80 | 4.50 |
Rank on class during medical school | 3.00 | 3.40 | 3.12 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 3.66 | 3.40 | 4.00 |
Grades in required clerkships | 4.00 | 3.80 | 2.50 | 2.66 | 3.75 | 3.66 | 3.00 | 3.50 |
Grades in clinical courses | 4.00 | 3.60 | 2.62 | 2.66 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 3.50 |
Grades in pre-clinical courses | 3.75 | 3.60 | 2.62 | 2.66 | 3.25 | 3.66 | 3.00 | 2.50 |
Electives in required clerkships | 3.50 | 3.60 | 2.62 | 2.66 | 3.75 | 3.33 | 3.20 | 4.50 |
Research experience | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 4.33 | 3.00 | 3.25 |
Publications in indexed journals | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.66 | 3.20 | 2.75 |
Recommendation letters | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.25 |
Attending scientific conferences during medical school | 3.25 | 3.40 | 2.87 | 2.66 | 3.75 | 3.66 | 3.20 | 3.00 |
Medical school reputation | 3.00 | 3.60 | 2.62 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 2.00 | 2.80 | 4.25 |
Meaningful involvement in extracurricular activities during medical school | 2.50 | 2.80 | 2.12 | 2.66 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 3.25 |
Interview performance | 4.50 | 4.80 | 4.50 | 4.33 | 4.25 | 4.66 | 4.80 | 5.00 |
Negative factors | ||||||||
Received disciplinary action in medical school | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.37 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.66 | 4.20 | 4.75 |
Received failure in a required clerkship | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.87 | 3.66 | 4.25 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
Took extended time to graduate for academic reasons | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.37 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 3.50 |
Graduated in the lower third of class | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.25 | 3.33 | 2.75 | 3.33 | 3.20 | 3.25 |
Received a failure in a preclinical course | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.37 | 3.00 | 3.75 | 3.00 | 2.60 | 3.00 |
Had family responsibilities | 2.25 | 2.00 | 1.87 | 2.66 | 2.25 | 2.66 | 1.80 | 1.50 |
Spent a long period after internship to apply for a residency program | 3.00 | 2.80 | 2.75 | 3.66 | 3.25 | 2.33 | 3.00 | 4.50 |
Did not participate in extracurricular activities during medical school | 2.75 | 1.80 | 1.87 | 2.33 | 3.00 | 2.33 | 2.40 | 2.50 |