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Table 3 A geographical comparison of the medical schools of origin of surgeon and non-surgeon merit award holders

From: Medical school origins of award-winning surgeons; analysis of a complete national dataset

Continental location of medical school

Non-Surgeons

Surgeons

Total number of non-surgeon award holders

Percentage of total number of non-surgeon award holders

Total number of surgeon award holders

Percentage of total number of surgeon award holders

Europe

629

93.19

195

87.05

Asia

27

4.00

14

6.25

Africa

9

1.33

10

4.46

North America

3

0.44

2

0.89

Australasia

6

0.89

3

1.34

South America

1

0.15

0

0

Total

675

100%

224

100%