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Table 3 Barriers faced by participating SIG chairs (n = 17)

From: Cross sectional analysis of student-led surgical societies in fostering medical student interest in Canada

Response

Frequency

n

(%)

What barriers did you face as chair?

 Financial

8

47

 Trouble booking space for events

8

47

 Poor resident involvement

3

18

 Poor faculty involvement

2

12

 Poor departmental/ university involvement

0

0

 Poor student engagement

2

12

 Conflicts with other interest groups for time

13

76

 Trouble balancing medical school with running the surgery interest group

4

24

 Other (Trouble receiving timely responses from staff surgeons regarding attendance)

1

6

What was the single biggest obstacle during your tenure?

 Financial

8

47

 Poor faculty involvement

2

12

 Poor student involvement

2

12

 Poor resident involvement

3

18

 Conflicts with other interest groups for time

13

76

 Trouble getting space for events

8

47

 Trouble balancing medical school and the surgery interest group

4

24

 Other

3

18

How do you think your SIG could improve?

 More Funding

4

24

 More guidance for events/ teaching skills

1

6

 Hosting more events

2

12

 Collaboration with other interest groups and SIGs nationally

3

18

 More support from faculty

1

6

 More resident involvement

1

6

 More organizing

1

6

 Delegate tasks for effectively

1

6

 More chairs

1

6

 More defined positions within the group

1

6

 More space for events

1

6

 Fever events, more higher yield events

1

6

Would you like to see a national, collaborative Canadian Surgery interest group?

 Unsure

8

47

 Yes

8

47

 No

1

6

In your opinion, what would be some of the benefits of having a national collaborative surgery interest group?

 Access to more funding

9

53

 Standardizing events

8

47

 Access/ connections to a greater number of surgeons

11

65

 Access/ connections to a greater number of students

7

41

 Other

0

0

In your opinion, what would be some of the pitfalls of a national surgery interest group be?

 More bureaucratic/ organizational hurdles

16

94

 More work

9

53

 It wouldn’t work

3

18

 It wouldn’t improve our existing model

3

18

 Less funding

0

0

 Other

4

24