Table 5 Residents’ needs (Times chosen (%))
Country | Denmark | Canada | Australia | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 632) | (n = 170) | (n = 181) | (n = 170) | ||
Sufficient attention* | Totally disagree | 26 (4.1) | 27 (15.9) | 21 (11.6) | 17 (10.0) |
Disagree | 335 (53.0) | 66 (38.8) | 73 (40.3) | 69 (40.6) | |
Neutral | 174 (27.5) | 41 (24.1) | 54 (29.8) | 43 (25.3) | |
Agree | 79 (12.5) | 33 (19.4) | 28 (15.5) | 39 (22.9) | |
Totally agree | 18 (2.8) | 3 (1.8) | 5 (2.8) | 2 (1.2) | |
Needs training | Yes | 535 (84.7) | 142 (83.5) | 139 (76.8) | 145 (85.3) |
No | 97 (15.3) | 28 (16.5) | 42 (23.2) | 25 (14.7) | |
Top three preferred topics | Leadership skills | 413 (65.3) | |||
Negotiation skills | 358 (56.6) | 107 (62.9) | 113 (62.4) | 119 (70.0) | |
Cost-effectiveness | 284 (44.9) | 92 (50.8) | |||
Career | 128 (75.3) | 109 (60.2) | |||
Financial planning | 111 (65.3) | 92 (50.8) | |||
Specialist department | 108 (63.5) | ||||
Healthcare system | 97 (57.1) | ||||
Top three least preferred topics | Computer systems | 91 (14.4) | 33 (19.4) | 21 (11.6) | 13 (7.6) |
Private practice | 134 (21.2) | ||||
Electronic database | 154 (24.4) | 35 (20.6) | 19 (10.5) | 21 (12.4) | |
Communication skills | 30 (17.6) | 34 (18.8) | |||
Cost-effectiveness | 18 (10.6) | ||||
Top three method of instruction | Case based | 402 (63.6) | 56 (32.9) | ||
Interactive | 355 (56.2) | 85 (50.0) | 107 (59.1) | 64 (37.6) | |
Workshop | 350 (55.4) | 120 (70.6) | 124 (68.5) | 144 (84.7) | |
Lecture | 83 (48.8) | 102 (56.4) | |||
Preferred Instructor | Physician | 534 (84.5) | 148 (87.1) | 153 (84.5) | 140 (82.4) |
Expert** | 404 (63.9) | 115 (67.6) | 108 (59.7) | 140 (82.4) | |
Manager | 184 (29.1) | 43 (25.3) | 53 (29.3) | 36 (21.2) | |
Top two preferred length each teaching | One hour | 86 (47.5) | † | ||
Two hours | 54 (31.8) | 59 (32.6) | |||
One day | 322 (50.9) | ||||
Half day | 129 (20.4) | 68 (40.0) | |||
Top two teaching sessions every. | Month | 220 (34.8) | 56 (32.9) | 72 (39.8) | † |
Half year | 200 (31.6) | 68 (40.0) | 39 (21.5) | ||
Training should occur during. | Medical school | 201 (31.8) | 51 (30.0) | 92 (50.8) | 42 (24.7) |
Postgraduate training | 552 (87.3) | 145 (85.3) | 137 (75.7) | 162 (95.3) | |
As a specialist | 341 (54.0) | 30 (17.6) | 43 (23.8) | 32 (18.8) |