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Table 1 Anesthesiology residents in Israel, broken down by countries of medical training

From: When policy meets reality: the new 18-hour on-call shift policy and the Israeli anesthesia workforce crisis

OECD

Non-OECD but WFME recognized

Non-OECD and non-WFME

Country of medical training

Number of residents per country

Percent of anesthesiology residents in Israel (n = 447)

Country of medical training

Number of residents per country

Percent of anesthesiology residents in Israel (n = 447)

Country of medical training

Number of residents per country

Percent of anesthesiology residents in Israel (n = 447)

Canada

1

0.2

Azerbaijan

1

0.2

Argentina

5

1.1

Colombia

1

0.2

Belarus

5

1.1

Bolivia

1

0.2

Costa Rica

7

1.6

Brazil

2

0.4

Bulgaria

2

0.4

Czech Republic

6

1.3

Egypt

19

4.3

Cameroon

2

0.4

France

2

0.4

Georgia ǂ

17

3.8

Cuba

1

0.2

Germany

14

3.1

Jordan

11

2.5

India

2

0.4

Greece

1

0.2

Kazakhstan

1

0.2

Morocco

1

0.2

Hungary

12

2.7

Moldova ǂ

28

6.3

Pakistan*

2

0.4

Israel

90

20.1

Palestinian Authority

7

1.6

Peru

1

0.2

Italy

23

5.1

  

Slovenia

1

0.2

Latvia

1

0.2

Romania ǂ

35

7.8

Syria

5

1.1

Lithuania

6

1.3

Russia ǂ

78

17.4

Tunisia*

1

0.2

Mexico

2

0.4

Turkey

2

0.4

Uruguay

1

0.2

Poland

2

0.4

Ukraine ǂ

37

8.3

   

Slovakia

7

1.6

Yemen

1

0.2

   

Switzerland

1

0.2

  

UK

2

0.4

Total

178

39.4%

Total

244

54.5%

Total

25

5.2%

  1. ǂ Some or all medical schools will not be recognized by the Israel Ministry of Health
  2. * WFME status applied for