Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents (n = 26)
Characteristic | Mean (SD) or n (%) |
|---|---|
Age | 27 (2.5) years |
Female | 12 (46.2) |
Current tutors | 21 (80.8) |
Teaching duration | |
Less than 1 year | 18 (69.2) |
1 – 2 years | 4 (15.4) |
More than 2 years | 4 (15.4) |
PGY level | |
PGY1 | 9 (34.6) |
PGY2 | 10 (38.5) |
PGY3 or above | 7 (26.9) |
University attendance | |
Undergraduate | 17 (65.4) |
Joint Medical Program (University of Newcastle/University of New England) | 13 (50) |
Postgraduate | 9 (34.6) |
Average teaching engagement | |
Less than once per month | 4 (15.4) |
Once per month | 5 (19.2) |
Once per fortnight | 12 (46.2) |
Once per week | 5 (19.2) |
Specialty areas of involvementa | |
Medicine | 21 (80.8) |
Surgery | 14 (53.8) |
Critical Care (Emergency, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care) | 12 (46.2) |
Radiology | 6 (23.1) |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2 (7.7) |
Paediatrics | 1 (3.8) |
Psychiatry | 1 (3.8) |
Motivations for involvementa | |
Prior enjoyable teaching experience | 24 (92.3) |
Giving back to medical community | 20 (76.9) |
Adding to CV | 21 (80.8) |
Consolidation of own knowledge/skills | 17 (65.4) |
Interesting in working in medical education | 17 (65.4) |