Table 2 Training time and surgical exposure

If you are already a specialist: How long did your training take? (n = 15)

6 years

6–7 years

7–8 years

8–9 years

9–10 years

> 10 years

2 (13,3%)

2 (13,3%)

1 (6,7%)

8 (53,3%)

2 (13,3%)

0 (0,0%)

What are the reasons you are/were not able to finish your training within 6 years? (n = 36, residents in year 6 and above and specialists, multiple choice with additional free text, clustered)

Catalogue: Surgeries

27 (75,0%)

Clinical Rotations: all

7 (19,4%)

- Clinical Rotation: Intensive care

4 (11,1%)

- Clinical Rotation: Pediatrics

1 (2,8%)

- Clinical Rotation: Emergency room

1 (2,8%)

- Clinical Rotation: other departments / no full training license

1 (2,8%)

Pregnancy, parental leave, part time work

6 (16,7%)

Change of specialty

3 (8,3%)

Catalogue: Sonography, Central Lines, technical skills other than surgeries

2 (5,6%)

Organizational reasons: waiting time for certificates, check of documents, exam and others

2 (5,6%)

If you did not fulfill the surgical catalogue, what are the reasons? (n = 90, multiple choice with additional free text, clustered)

Too many surgeries performed by specialists and attendings

56 (62,2%)

Not enough surgeries performed by department in relation to number of residents

37 (41,1%)

Too much absent time because of shift work

35 (38,9%)

Too many basic surgeries, not enough complex ones

32 (35,5%)

Surgeries performed too late in residency

20 (22,2%)

Surgeries are not distributed evenly between residents

18 (20,0%)

Too many complex surgeries, not enough basic ones

8 (8,9%)

Absent time (parental leave, sick leave)

7 (7,7%)

Other

6 (6,7%)

How many surgeries do you perform yourself per week? (n = 73, residents only)

0–1

1–2

2–3

3–5

5–7

8–10

> 10

9 (12,3%)

21 (28,8%)

21 (28,8%)

13 (17,8%)

7 (9,6%)

2 (2,7%)

0 (0,0%)