Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the respondents.

Variable		N = 723 (%)
Gender	Male	427 (59.1%)
	Female	296 (40.9%)
Year of obtaining the board certificate	2011	34 (4.7%)
	2012	33 (4.6%)
	2013	27 (3.6%)
	2014	49 (6.8%)
	2015	44 (6.1%)
	2016	62 (8.6%)
	2017	75 (10.4%)
	2018	109 (15.1%)
	2019	290 (40.1%)
Specialty	Medicine and surgery	667 (92.3%)
	Dentistry	56 (7.7%)
Region	Makkah	204 (28.2%)
	Riyadh	216 (29.9%)
	Eastern Province	163 (22.5%)
	Asir	24 (3.3%)
	Jizan	13 (1.8%)
	Madinah	42 (5.8%)
	Qasim	22 (3%)
	Tabuk	8 (1.1%)
	Najran	11 (1.5%)
	Al Jawf	3 (0.4%)
	Al Baha	11 (1.5%)
	Northern Border	5 (0.7%)
	Hail	1 (0.1%)