Table 1.
Frequencies of applicants for residency programs in Kuwait, 2011
|
Program |
Applied‡ |
Accepted |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opt 1* | Opt 2 | Opt 3 | Total | R1* | R2 | R3 | Total | |
| Anesthesia |
43 (89.6%) |
2 (4.2%) |
3 (6.25%) |
48 (100.0%) |
10 (20.8%) |
6 (12.5%) |
7 (14.6%) |
23 (47.9%) |
| Dermatology |
46 (59.7%) |
22 (28.6%) |
9 (11.7%) |
77 (100.0%) |
8 (10.4%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
8 (10.4%) |
| Emergency Medicine |
108 (85.0%) |
10 (7.9%) |
9 (7.1%) |
127 (100.0%) |
4 (3.2%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
4 (3.2%) |
| General Surgery |
23 (62.2%) |
8 (21.6%) |
6 (16.2%) |
37 (100.0%) |
11 (29.7%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
11 (29.7%) |
| Internal Medicine |
51 (67.1%) |
19 (25.0%) |
6 (7.9%) |
76 (100.0%) |
28 (36.8%) |
2 (2.6%) |
0 (0.0%) |
30 (39.5%) |
| Laboratory-Clinical Biochemistry & Metabolism |
1 (8.3%) |
6 (50%) |
5 (41.7%) |
12 (100.0%) |
3 (25.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
3 (25.0%) |
| Laboratory-Clinical Hematology |
9 (34.6%) |
10 (38.5%) |
7 (26.9%) |
26 (100.0%) |
5 (19.2%) |
0 (0.0%) |
1 (3.8%) |
6 (23.1%) |
| Laboratory-Clinical Microbiology |
10 (50.0%) |
6 (30.0%) |
4 (20.05) |
20 (100.0%) |
10 (50.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
10 (50.0%) |
| Laboratory-Clinical Virology |
1 (10.0%) |
4 (40.0%) |
5 (50.0%) |
10 (100.0%) |
3 (30.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
3 (30.0%) |
| Laboratory-Diagnostic Immunology |
6 (42.8%) |
0 (0.0%0 |
8 (57.1%) |
14 (100.0%) |
2 (14.3%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (14.3%) |
| Laboratory-(Histo- & Cyto-) Pathology |
0 (0.0%) |
4 (66.7%) |
2 (33.3%) |
6 (100.0%) |
4 (66.7%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
4 (66.7%) |
| Nuclear Medicine |
14 (51.8%) |
10 (37.0%) |
3 (11.1%) |
27 (100.0%) |
4 (14.8%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
4 (14.8%) |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
43 (95.6%) |
1 (2.2%) |
1 (2.2%) |
45 (100.0%) |
10 (22.2%) |
3 (6.7%) |
2 (4.4%) |
15 (33.3%) |
| Ophthalmology |
15 (62.5%) |
2 (8.3%) |
7 (29.2%) |
24 (100.0%) |
10 (41.7%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
10 (41.7%) |
| Orthopedic Surgery |
11 (47.8%) |
8 (34.8%) |
4 (17.4%) |
23 (100.0%) |
8 (34.8%) |
0 (0.0%) |
1 (4.3%) |
9 (39.1%) |
| Otorhinolaryngology (Head & Neck Surgery) |
17 (36.2%) |
18 (38.3%) |
12 (25.5%) |
47 (100.0%) |
3 (6.4%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
3 (6.4%) |
| Pediatrics |
18 (60.0%) |
9 (30.0%) |
3 (10.0%) |
30 (100.0%) |
8 (26.7%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
8 (26.7%) |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
6 (100.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
6 (100.0%) |
2 (33.3%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (33.3%) |
| Primary Health Care |
35 (40.2%) |
32 (36.8%) |
20 (23.0%) |
87 (100.0%) |
45 (51.7%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
45 (51.7%) |
| Radiology |
63 (63.0%) |
21 (21.0%) |
16 (16.0%) |
100 (100.0%) |
12 (12.0%) |
4 (4.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
16 (16.0%) |
| Urology | 14 (60.9%) | 7 (30.4%) | 2 (8.7%) | 23 (100.0%) | 6 (26.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (26.1%) |
*Opt = Option; R = Residency year.
‡Applicants have the right to apply for 3 different residency training programs and decide their preference from 1 to 3.