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Table 3 Distribution of Participants by Specialty

From: A synchronous virtual surgical lecture series on cardiothoracic, vascular, oncology, and transplant surgery for surgical trainees in Sub-Saharan Africa: the COSECSA learner perspectives

Specialty

2022

2023

Frequency

(N = 977)

n (%)

Frequency

(N = 1038)

n (%)

Anaesthesia

5

0.5%

5

0.5%

Cardiothoracic Surgery

15

1.5%

19

1.8%

Colon & Rectal Surgery

1

0.0%

2

0.2%

Emergency Medicine & Critical Care

3

0.3%

-

0.0%

ENT Surgery

9

0.9%

11

1.1%

General Practitioner

119

12.2%

-

0.0%

General Surgery

367

37.6%

503

48.5%

Internal Medicine

28

2.9%

2

0.2%

Laboratory Science

4

0.4%

-

0.0%

Laparoscopic Surgery

1

0.1%

-

0.0%

MCS

97

9.9%

236

22.7%

Medical Intern

15

1.5%

1

0.1%

Medical Officer

22

2.3%

-

0.0%

Medical Student

36

3.7%

1

0.1%

Neurosurgery

15

1.5%

21

2.0%

Non-Specified

41

4.2%

82

7.9%

Nursing

5

0.5%

-

0.0%

Nutritionist

1

0.1%

1

0.1%

OBGYN

-

0.0%

1

0.1%

Oncology

4

0.4%

6

0.6%

Paediatric Surgery

43

4.4%

42

4.0%

Pathology

1

0.1%

2

0.2%

Physician

2

0.2%

-

0.0%

Physiotherapy

1

0.1%

-

0.0%

Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery

26

2.7%

20

1.9%

Public Health Officer

6

0.6%

-

0.0%

Radiology Technology

2

0.2%

-

0.0%

Registrar

60

6.1%

-

0.0%

Transplant Surgery

2

0.2%

-

0.0%

Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery

38

3.9%

51

4.9%

Urology

7

0.7%

32

3.1%

Veterinarian

1

0.1%

-

0.0%