Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics of Residents and Publications

Characteristic	n (%)
Resident-specific measures (n = 43)
Gender
Female	20 (47)
Male	23 (54)
Age at matriculation, years
Mean ± SD (range)	29.4 ± 2.4 (25-35)
Academic degrees/qualifications
Doctor of Medicine (MD)	37 (86)
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)	3 (7)
MD/Master of Science	1 (2)
MD/BDS	2 (5)
Training program
Anesthesia	4 (9)
Biochemistry	0 (0)
Dermatology	0 (0)
Emergency Medicine	2 (5)
Family Medicine	3 (7)
Hematology	0 (0)
Histopathology	0 (0)
Internal Medicine	3 (7)
Medical Microbiology	0 (0)
Obstetrics and Gynecology	0 (0)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	5 (12)
Ophthalmology	1 (2)
Orthopedics	2 (5)
Pediatrics	5 (12)
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery	3 (7)
Psychiatry	3 (7)
Radiology	0 (0)
Surgery	12 (28)
Training level
R1	9 (21)
R2	9 (21)
R3	7 (16)
R4	12 (28)
R5	5 (12)
R6	1 (2)
Completed research block
Yes	30 (70)
No	13 (30)
Publication-specific measures (n = 42)
Resident authorship order
First author	15 (36)
Co-author	22 (52)
Both (multiple resident authors)	5 (12)
Multiple residents per publication
Yes	12 (29)
No	30 (71)
Resident as corresponding author	17 (41)
Affiliation of first author
Al-Nahdha Hospital	2 (5)
Armed Forces Hospital	1 (2)
Khoula Hospital	2 (5)
Oman Medical Specialty Board	13 (31)
Royal Hospital	4 (10)
Sultan Qaboos University	5 (12)
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital	15 (36)
Publication type
Original article	19 (45)
Case report	21 (50)
Review	1 (2)
Letter	1 (2)
Study design
Cohort	1 (2)
Case-control	2 (5)
Cross-sectional	16 (38)
Case report	21 (50)
Letters/reviews	2 (5)
Original article type (n = 19)
Clinical	19 (100)
Financial funding
The Dean's Fund, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University	1 (2)