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Table 1 Details of the evaluation form

From: Self-reported confidence and perceived training needs of surgical interns at a regional hospital in Ghana: a questionnaire survey

Questions

Options and measures

Demographics

 Which year of housemanship are you in? a

1st year

2nd year

Finished housemanship

 How many months have you had surgical rotation? a

Less than 2 months

3 ~ 4 months

5 ~ 6 months

 In which hospital did you have your surgical rotation? a

Open question

MDC checklist (35 conditions or procedures)

 How many cases have you experienced the following conditions/procedures? a

Never

1 ~ 5 cases

6 ~ 10 cases

11 ~ 20 cases

More than 21 cases

 Is there any condition/procedure you think not appropriate for housemanship? a

Yes

No

 If yes, please name them and briefly explain the reason.

Open question

 Is there any condition/procedure you want to add for the housemanship curriculum?

Open question

 In what extent do you feel confident in managing the following conditions/procedures if you are on your own? a

1 (not very confident) ~ 5 (very confident) in 5-point Likert-type scale

 For the conditions/procedures that you don’t feel confident, please explain the reason. a

Multiple selection for;

Limited number of patients

Limited supervision

Limited resources and infrastructure

Limited timeframe for surgical rotation

Not interested in surgical conditions

Other (free text)

Level of satisfaction and suggestions

 In overall, how satisfied were you with the surgical rotation? a

1 (not very satisfied) ~ 5 (very satisfied) in 5-point Likert-type scale

 How relevant and helpful do you think the surgical rotation was for your future work? a

1 (not very relevant) ~ 5 (very relevant) in 5-point Likert-type scale

 What were your key lessons learned during surgical rotation? a

1 (not very confident) ~ 5 (very confident) in 5-point Likert-type scale for the following subdomains;

Preoperative management

Postoperative management

Surgical skills

Knowledge of basic principles

Others

 Please describe any suggestions to improve the quality of the surgical housemanship training

Open question

  1. aCompulsory questions