‘Wait and wait, that is the only thing they can say’: a qualitative study exploring experiences of immigrated Syrian doctors applying for medical license in Germany

Table 2 Study sample. Abbreviations: f = female, m = male, n = number

Residence in (federal state)		Gender	Licensure status			Immigration
Residence in (federal state)		Gender	temporary	permanent	none	by visa	as refugee
Bavaria	n = 9	m = 9, f = 0	7	1	1	8	1
Berlin	n = 4	m = 4, f = 0	0	2	2	4	0
Schleswig-Holstein	n = 2	m = 1, f = 1	2	0	0	2	0
Rhineland-Palatinate	n = 3	m = 3, f = 0	1	0	2	0	3
North Rhine-Westphalia	n = 2	m = 0, f = 2	0	2	0	2	0
total	n = 20	m = 17, f = 3	10	5	5	16	4

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