Table 1.
Detail of the total and per-year number of scholarships funded for public health, occupational medicine, and forensic medicine residency programs.
| Scholarships Funded | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residency program | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | TOTAL |
| Public Health | 575 | 780 | 542 | 630 | 2509 |
| Occupational Medicine | 188 | 236 | 221 | 227 | 872 |
| Forensic medicine | 158 | 200 | 171 | 195 | 724 |
| Total | 921 | 1216 | 934 | 1052 | 4105 |
Nevertheless, it is necessary to consider both non-assigned and dropped scholarships. According to the latest statistics available, these amount to 14.5% of the total for the residency program in public health, 9.5% for occupational medicine, and 6% for forensic medicine, yielding an estimate of approximately 490 lost scholarships [31]. Therefore, the estimated total number of residents currently enrolled in the three residency programs under consideration is 3615.