PubMed Central, : RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2021 April; 12(2): e0011. ISSN: 2076-9172Published online 2021 April 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10432

Table 1.

Main Characteristics of the Fellowship Programs and the Career Characteristics of the 101 Study Participants.

Fellowship Parameter		n (%)
Country^*	USA	66 (65.35%)
	Canada	21 (20.79%)
	European Union	13 (12.87%)
	Australia and New Zealand	2 (1.98%)
	Israel	2 (1.98%)

Specialty	Surgical specialties^†	36 (35.64%)
	Internal medicine and subspecialties	40 (39.6%)
	Pediatrics	15 (14.85%)
	Anesthesia	4 (3.96%)
	Radiology	5 (4.95%)
	Psychiatry	1 (0.99%)

Duration^‡	12 months or less	8 (7.92%)
	13 to 23 months	23 (22.77%)
	24 months or more	70 (69.31%)

Type	Research	20 (19.8%)
	Clinical	42 (41.58%)
	Combined	39 (38.61%)

Career Parameter		n (%)

Current Position	Department Director	24 (23.76%)
	Deputy Director of Hospital	10 (9.9%)
	Unit Director	32 (31.68%)
	Senior Physician	34 (33.66%)

Academic Rank	Clinical Instructor	2 (1.98%)
	Lecturer	11 (10.89%)
	Senior Lecturer	16 (15.84%)
	Professor	27 (26.73%)

Funding	Our Institution	9 (8.91%)
	Host Institution	52 (51.49%)
	Self-funding	28 (27.72%)
	Other	12 (11.88%)

Publications (Median [IQR])	Number of Publications in PubMed	35 (15–76)
Publications (Median [IQR])	Total Citations ResearchGate^§	652 (223–1885)

^*Three physicians participated in more than one fellowship program in different countries.

^†Cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery, gynecology and obstetrics, gynecologic oncology, neurological surgery, ophthalmic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, urology, and vascular surgery.

^‡Median length of fellowship: 2 years (IQR 1–3).

^§This information was available for 62 participants.