Table 5 a Demographics of the Candidates, 2019 and 2021–24. b Additional demographics for ECMGG 2024 candidates.

From: The European Certificate in Medical Genetics and Genomics (ECMGG)

a

Year

Total no. Registered Candidates

Europe – UEMS Full Members N (%)

Europe – UEMS Associate Membersa N (%)

Rest of the World N (%)

2019

21b

15 (71.4)

4 (19)

2 (9.5)

2021

38

21 (55.3)

12 (31.6)

5 (13.1)

2022

58c

31 (53.5)

13 (22.4)

14 (24.1)

2023

42d

28 (66.6)

9 (21.4)

5 (12)

2024

60e

32 (53.3)

10 (16.7)

18 (30)

TOTALS

219

127 (58)

48 (22)

44 (20)

b

Exam

Male

Female

UEMS Full Members

UEMS Associate Members

Rest of the world

MCQf

20

40

32

10

18

SOA

8

17

17

4

4

  1. aIn all but 4 cases (2 Georgia, 1 Serbia, 1 Ukraine) these candidates were from Turkey.
  2. bOne candidate failed to attend the in-person exam.
  3. cOne candidate, from an Associate nation, did not attend due to a personal error with time zones.
  4. dThree of the 2023 candidates did not sit the exam because of software compatibility problems.
  5. eFour of the 2024 candidates did not sit the exam, two because of failed internet connections, two due to personal errors with time zones.
  6. fFour of the 60 candidates who registered in 2024 did not sit the exam, two because of failed internet connections, two due to personal errors with time zones.
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