Table 2 How surgeons responded to the question; 'How would rate your competence in the following skills?'
From: The transition from learner to provider/teacher: The learning needs of new orthopaedic consultants
n = 90 | Perceived degree of competence (%) | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Skill | Very | Quite | Not very | Not at all | missing |
Management | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Negotiation | 7 (8) | 37 (42) | 38 (43) | 6 (7) | 2 |
Business planning | 2(2) | 17(19) | 50 (56) | 20 (22) | 1 |
Financial skills | 3 (3) | 14 (16) | 48 (54) | 24 (27) | 1 |
Leadership | 20 (23) | 54 (60) | 12 (14) | 3 (3) | 1 |
Appraisal | 6 (7) | 24 (27) | 42 (48) | 16 (18) | 2 |
Presentations | 37 (42) | 46 (52) | 5 (6) | 1 (1) | 1 |
Medico-legal (court work, reports) | 8 (9) | 28 (32) | 36 (40) | 17 (19) | 1 |
Risk management | 3 (3) | 33 (38) | 41 (47) | 11 (13) | 2 |
Managing private practice | 4 (5) | 14 (16) | 39 (44) | 32 (36) | 1 |
Research Skills | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Applying for grants | 6 (7) | 18 (21) | 33 (38) | 31 (35) | 2 |
Running research projects | 10 (11) | 33 (37) | 29 (33) | 17 (19) | 1 |
Literature review | 26 (29) | 51 (57) | 8 (9) | 4 (5) | 1 |
Writing up | 23 (26) | 40 (45) | 19 (21) | 7 (8) | 1 |