Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Residents (n = 552)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 351 (64) |
| Male | 201 (36) |
| Age at matriculation, years | |
| Mean ± SD (range) | 29.38 ± 2.23 (25-38) |
| Academic degrees/qualifications | |
| Doctor of Medicine (MD) | 541 (98) |
| Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) | 8 (1) |
| MD/Master of Science | 1 (0.2) |
| MD/BDS | 2 (0.4) |
| Training program | |
| Anesthesia | 23 (4) |
| Biochemistry | 3 (1) |
| Dermatology | 11 (2) |
| Emergency Medicine | 26 (5) |
| Family Medicine | 79 (14) |
| Hematology | 13 (2) |
| Histopathology | 8 (1) |
| Internal Medicine | 93 (17) |
| Medical Microbiology | 14 (3) |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 38 (7) |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 10 (2) |
| Ophthalmology | 14 (3) |
| Orthopedics | 25 (5) |
| Pediatrics | 70 (13) |
| Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery | 31 (6) |
| Psychiatry | 26 (5) |
| Radiology | 38 (7) |
| Surgery | 30 (5) |
| Training level | |
| R1 | 146 (26) |
| R2 | 122 (22) |
| R3 | 125 (23) |
| R4 | 111 (20) |
| R5 | 43 (8) |
| R6 | 5 (1) |
| Completed research block | |
| Yes | 268 (49) |
| No | 284 (51) |
| Published at least one article | |
| Yes | 43 (8) |
| No | 509 (92) |
| Number of residents per article | |
| 1 | 30 (71) |
| 2 | 10 (24) |
| 3 | 1 (2) |
| 5 | 1 (2) |