Table 1.
Characteristics of abstracts presented by residents at two Oman Medical Specialty Board meetings in Muscat, Oman (N = 68)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Meeting presented | |
| ARD | 32 (47.1) |
| CRF | 36 (52.9) |
| Resident authorship order | |
| First author | 64 (94.1) |
| Co-author | 4 (5.9) |
| Type of research | |
| Basic science | 5 (7.4) |
| Clinical | 63 (92.6) |
| Field of research | |
| Anaesthesia | 6 (8.8) |
| Clinical biochemistry | 5 (7.4) |
| Dermatology | 2 (2.9) |
| Emergency medicine | 2 (2.9) |
| Family medicine | 5 (7.4) |
| General surgery | 2 (2.9) |
| Haematology | 2 (2.9) |
| Histopathology | 2 (2.9) |
| Internal medicine | 6 (8.8) |
| Microbiology | 1 (1.5) |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 5 (7.4) |
| Ophthalmology | 6 (8.8) |
| Orthopaedics | 4 (5.9) |
| Otolaryngology, head and neck surgery | 5 (7.4) |
| Paediatrics | 4 (5.9) |
| Psychiatry | 5 (7.4) |
| Radiology | 6 (8.8) |
ARD = Fourth Annual Research Day; CRF = Career and Research Forum.