A longitudinal study of the characteristics and performances of medical students and graduates from the Arab countries

Table 5 Contribution of Arab-educated physicians to the US workforce

Arab country	ECFMG Certficates Awarded (1958-2012)	Residents (Graduate Medical Education)	Number of active physicians in the US (includes residents)	Approximate US workforce retention rate (%)
Bahrain	108	29	50	46.3
Egypt	8138	528	4517	55.5
Iraq	2034	254	1171	57.6
Jordan	1892	424	1081	57.1
Kuwait	149	14	68	45.6
Lebanon	4329	551	2781	64.2
Libya	545	136	245	45.0
Palestinian Territory	56	20	27	48.2
Oman	26	1	2	7.7
Qatar	106	68	72	67.9
Saudi Arabia	959	199	307	32.0
Sudan	688	117	345	50.1
Syria	5121	565	3769	73.6
United Arab Emirates	103	28	45	43.7
Yemen	34	8	15	44.1
Total	24288	2942	14496	59.7

Note: Active physicans include administrators, full-time hopital staff, residents, locum tenens, medical teachers, office-based practitioners, other and clinical researchers

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