The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences

Number 11, 2019

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The Challenge Faced by The International Medical Graduates in Acquiring the United States Clinical Residency

Authors: Hassaan Tohid; Syed Talha Idrees

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We are writing this letter to bring your kind attention to a serious issue faced by the International Medical Graduates(IMGs) who travel to the United States with aspirations of pursuing higher academic credentials and dreams of becoming successful physicians. Thousands of medical graduates come to the United States with the goal of practicing medicine in the US as a physician (Adebonojo et al., 2003). A great majority of the IMGs coming to the US belongs to India, Pakistan, Egypt, Philippines and other South Asian and Middle Eastern countries. Regardless of their geographic dissimilarities, what is common amongst them is most of those students face difficulties in speaking and writing English language (Idrees & Tohid, 2016; Adebonojo et al., 2003).

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The Scientific Productivity of Arab Countries in the MENA Region: A Comparative Study with Three Non-Arab Countries

Authors: Mosaad Morsi; Reham Elgarhy; Fady Adel; Ahmed Elgebaly; Eshak Bahbah

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Objectives: In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the scientific productivity of middle and high-income Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the past 10 years and to compare this output with primary reports affiliated to three non-Arab countries of MENA region. Methods: We included primary reports that are indexed in PubMed or SCI-expanded and were conducted within the middle and high-income Arab countries of the MENA region. The retrieved records were compared to primary reports conducted within the following non-Arab countries of the MENA region: Iran, Israel, and Turkey. The online search was limited between 1st January 2008 and 31st December 2017. The statistical analysis was carried out with SPSS software version 24. Results: Egypt was the leading Arab country in the number of published original articles that was indexed in PubMed (N =1941) and SCI-expanded (N =745), followed by Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and United Arab of Emirates. In total, the number of PubMed or SCI-indexed original articles, conducted within non-Arab MENA countries, was higher than those conducted within Arab countries, the difference between both groups was statistically significant (p =0.008). In total, the Arab countries had a statistically significant lower number of registered clinical trials compared to non-Arab countries of the MENA region (3150 vs. 8139 records, respectively; p= 0.012). Conclusions: In conclusion, the past decade showed a prominent increase in the scientific productivity and performance of middle and high-income Arab countries; however, their scientific productivity is still lower than other countries in MENA region.