Table 5 |
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| Average score* of criteria that may affect the acceptance of an applicant to Obstetrics and Gynecology and Surgical residency programs in Kuwait, 2011 | |||||||
| Criteria | Anesthesia | General Surgery | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Ophthalmology | Orthopedic Surgery | Otorhinolaryngology (Head & Neck Surgery) | Urology |
| N = 6 | N = 6 | N = 6 | N = 3 | N = 4 | N = 4 | N = 3 | |
| Positive factors | |||||||
| Gender | 2.00 | 2.33 | 2.66 | 1.33 | 2.75 | 3.25 | 1.33 |
| Nationality | 3.83 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 4.50 | 5.00 |
| Grade Point Average (GPA) | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 4.25 | 3.33 |
| Honors during medical school | 3.83 | 4.00 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 4.25 | 3.33 |
| Rank on class during medical school | 3.83 | 3.33 | 4.16 | 3.66 | 2.50 | 3.75 | 3.00 |
| Grades in required clerkships | 3.66 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 3.66 | 3.75 | 4.25 | 4.00 |
| Grades in clinical courses | 3.66 | 3.33 | 4.33 | 3.00 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 3.66 |
| Grades in pre-clinical courses | 3.50 | 2.83 | 3.33 | 2.66 | 3.50 | 3.25 | 2.00 |
| Electives in required clerkships | 4.16 | 3.00 | 3.66 | 3.33 | 4.25 | 5.00 | 4.33 |
| Research experience | 3.50 | 3.33 | 3.50 | 3.66 | 3.75 | 5.00 | 2.33 |
| Publications in indexed journals | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.16 | 3.66 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
| Recommendation letters | 4.16 | 3.50 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 2.75 | 3.50 | 3.66 |
| Attending scientific conferences during medical school | 3.66 | 3.16 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| Medical school reputation | 4.66 | 3.50 | 4.16 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Meaningful involvement in extracurricular activities during medical school | 3.50 | 2.83 | 3.50 | 2.33 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.33 |
| Interview performance | 4.66 | 4.83 | 4.66 | 4.66 | 5.00 | 4.75 | 4.33 |
| Negative factors | |||||||
| Received disciplinary action in medical school | 4.83 | 4.33 | 4.66 | 3.66 | 4.50 | 4.25 | 3.66 |
| Received failure in a required clerkship | 3.66 | 3.33 | 4.16 | 3.66 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 2.66 |
| Took extended time to graduate for academic reasons | 3.83 | 3.83 | 4.33 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| Graduated in the lower third of class | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 2.75 | 3.50 | 2.66 |
| Received a failure in a preclinical course | 3.66 | 2.67 | 2.66 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 2.00 |
| Had family responsibilities | 3.16 | 1.50 | 2.66 | 3.66 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Spent a long period after internship to apply for a residency program | 3.50 | 2.66 | 3.16 | 3.66 | 2.75 | 4.25 | 3.00 |
*Scoring scale (positive factors):
5 = critical; if present usually guarantee selecting the applicant; 4 = important; if present is very useful in selecting the applicant; 3 = not very important, but useful if present; 2 = rarely considered when selecting residents; 1 = not important at all when selecting residents.
Scoring scale (negative factors):
5 = critically concerning; if present usually guarantee rejecting the applicant; 4 = very concerning; if present is likely used to reject the applicant; 3 = not very concerning; may be considered to reject applicants if there is a strong competition between applicants; 2 = rarely considered as concerning; rarely used to reject applicants; 1 = not a concern; not used at all in rejecting applicants.
Marwan and Ayed BMC Medical Education 2013 13:4 doi:10.1186/1472-6920-13-4
