Table 1.
Trauma and orthopaedic surgery student assessed educational value for each learning environment.
| Total n = 157 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Median response | IQR | P-value Mann-Whitney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interested in T&O career n = 35 | ||||||||
| Not interested in T&O career n = 122 | ||||||||
| Seeing patients in clinic | 1.3% (2) | 5.7% (9) | 15.9% (25) | 48.4% (76) | 28.7% (45) | 4 | 4–5 | 0.05 |
| Interested in T&O career | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 11.4% (4) | 51.4% (18) | 37.1% (13) | 4 | 4–5 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 1.6% (2) | 7.4% (9) | 17.2% (21) | 47.5% (58) | 26.2% (32) | 4 | 4–5 | |
| Seeing patients on the ward | 3.2% (5) | 11.7% (18) | 26.6% (41) | 47.4% (73) | 11.0% (17) | 4 | 3–4 | 0.11 |
| Interested in T&O career | 0.0% (0) | 8.6% (3) | 20.0% (7) | 60.0% (21) | 11.4% (4) | 4 | 3–4 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 4.2% (5) | 12.6% (15) | 28.6% (34) | 43.7% (52) | 10.9% (13) | 4 | 3–4 | |
| Bedside teaching with SPR/SHO/FY* | 2.6% (4) | 2.0% (3) | 9.2% (14) | 34.6% (53) | 51.6% (79) | 5 | 4–5 | 0.33 |
| Interested in T&O career | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 11.8% (4) | 29.4% (10) | 58.8% (20) | 5 | 4–5 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 3.4% (4) | 2.5% (3) | 8.4% (10) | 36.1% (43) | 49.6% (59) | 5 | 4–5 | |
| Bedside teaching with Consultant | 1.9% (3) | 1.9% (3) | 9.7% (15) | 28.6% (44) | 57.8% (89) | 5 | 4–5 | 0.11 |
| Interested in T&O career | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 14.3% (5) | 14.3% (5) | 71.4% (25) | 5 | 4–5 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 2.5% (3) | 2.5% (3) | 8.4% (10) | 32.8% (39) | 53.8% (64) | 5 | 4–5 | |
| Watching/assisting open surgery | 11.5% (18) | 21.7% (34) | 36.3% (57) | 21.0% (33) | 9.6% (15) | 3 | 3–4 | <0.001 |
| Interested in T&O career | 5.7% (2) | 11.4% (4) | 28.6% (10) | 31.4% (11) | 22.9% (8) | 4 | 3–4 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 13.1% (16) | 24.6% (30) | 38.5% (47) | 18.0% (22) | 5.7% (7) | 3 | 3–4 | |
| Watching/assisting arthroscopic surgery | 12.2% (19) | 41.7% (65) | 30.1% (47) | 14.1% (22) | 1.9% (3) | 2 | 2–3 | 0.40 |
| Interested in T&O career | 11.4% (4) | 34.3% (12) | 37.1% (13) | 14.3% (5) | 2.9% (1) | 3 | 3–4 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 12.4% (15) | 43.8% (53) | 28.1% (34) | 14.0% (17) | 1.7% (2) | 2 | 2–3 | |
| Morning trauma meeting | 17.3% (27) | 31.4% (49) | 28.8% (45) | 16.0% (25) | 6.4% (10) | 3 | 3–4 | 0.43 |
| Interested in T&O career | 11.4% (4) | 34.3% (12) | 28.6% (10) | 17.1% (6) | 8.6% (3) | 3 | 3–4 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 19.0% (23) | 30.6% (37) | 28.9% (35) | 15.7% (19) | 5.8% (7) | 3 | 3–4 | |
| Small group teaching seminar | 1.9% (3) | 0.6% (1) | 4.5% (7) | 38.5% (60) | 54.5% (85) | 5 | 4–5 | 0.64 |
| Interested in T&O career | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 2.9% (1) | 48.6% (17) | 48.6% (17) | 4 | 4–5 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 2.5% (3) | 0.8% (1) | 5.0% (6) | 35.5% (43) | 56.2% (68) | 5 | 4–5 | |
| Formal lectures | 0.6% (1) | 3.2% (5) | 17.8% (28) | 51.6% (81) | 26.8% (42) | 4 | 4–5 | 0.52 |
| Interested in T&O career | 0.0% (0) | 2.9% (1) | 17.1% (6) | 48.6% (17) | 31.4% (11) | 4 | 4–5 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 0.8% (1) | 3.3% (4) | 18.0% (22) | 52.5% (64) | 25.4% (31) | 4 | 4–5 | |
| Independent reading | 1.3% (2) | 7.0% (11) | 21.7% (34) | 45.9% (72) | 24.2% (38) | 4 | 4–5 | 0.23 |
| Interested in T&O career | 2.9% (1) | 11.4% (4) | 22.9% (8) | 42.9% (15) | 20.0% (7) | 4 | 4–5 | |
| Not interested in T&O career | 0.8% (1) | 5.7% (7) | 21.3% (26) | 46.7% (57) | 25.4% (31) | 4 | 4–5 |
SPR: specialist registrar (equivalent senior resident). SHO: senior house officer (equivalent junior resident). FY: foundation year (equivalent internship). IQR: interquartile range. %: Percentage response to each question.
Question 1: How useful do you find each learning environment for trauma and orthopaedic surgery? (1 Not at all useful – 5 Extremely useful).
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