Table 2 General ideas about the elective choices

Type of placement

Observership

142 (36.9%)

Clerkship/Hands-on

241 (62.6%)

Way of getting the placement

Connections through friends or relatives

106 (27.5%)

Exchange programs

32 (8.3%)

Arrangement through home university

41 (10.6%)

Arrangement with for-profit organization

11 (2.9%)

Direct application to the concerned hospital

192 (49.9%)

IFMSA

1 (0.3%)

Chicago clerkship

1 (0.3%)

Chosen Specialty

Cardiology

35 (9.1%)

Emergency Medicine

20 (5.2%)

General Surgery

43 (11.2%)

Internal Medicine

57 (14.8%)

Orthopedics

21 (5.5%)

Pediatrics

26 (6.8%)

All other specialties

183 (47.4%)

Number of placements -international elective

1

108 (28.1%)

2

144 (37.4%)

> 3

16 (4.2%)

Country of placement #1—international electives

Germany

23 (6%)

Kuwait

7 (1.8%)

United Arab Emirates

14 (3.6%)

United Kingdom

31 (8.1%)

United States

134 (34.8%)

All other countries

53 (13.9%)

Country of Placement #2—international elective

Germany

15 (3.9%)

Turkey

4 (1%)

United Kingdom

10 (2.6%)

United States

85 (22.1%)

All other countries

22 (6%)

Number of placements completed—national elective

1

51 (13.2%)

2

53 (13.8%)

> 3

13 (3.6%)

Location of Placement #1—national electives

Jordan University Hospital

13 (3.4%)

King Abdullah University Hospital

14 (3.6%)

King Hussein Cancer Center

1 (0.3%)

Private Hospital

5 (1.3%)

Public Health Center (Ministry of Health)

7 (1.8%)

Public Hospital (Ministry of Health)

43 (11.2%)

Royal Medical Services

34 (8.8%)

Location of Placement #2—national elective

Jordan University Hospital

7 (1.8%)

King Abdullah University Hospital

2 (0.5%)

Private Hospital

2 (0.5%)

Public Health Center (Ministry of Health)

5 (1.3%)

Public Hospital (Ministry of Health)

32 (8.3%)

Royal Medical Services

17 (4.4%)