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Table 2 Number of registered ophthalmologists in Saudi Arabia by rank (as of January 2023)

From: Ophthalmology workforce over a decade in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: demographics, distribution, and future challenges

Rank

Saudi

P-value

Non-Saudi

P-value

Total

Male

Female

Male

Female

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Consultant

423 (63.7)

134 (42)

P < 0.0001

258 (22.4)

41 (8.7)

P < 0.0001

856 (32.8)

Senior Registrar

84 (12.7)

41 (12.9)

167 (14.5)

112 (23.7)

404 (15.5)

Registrar

25 (3.8)

25 (7.8)

 

654 (56.7)

268 (56.8)

 

972 (37.3)

Training Resident

124 (18.7)

112 (35.1)

1 (0.09)

2 (0.42)

239 (9.2)

Resident

8 (1.2)

7 (2.2)

73 (6.3)

49 (10.4)

137 (5.3)

Total

664

319

 

1153

472

 

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