Table 7 Areas of the training program that respondents wanted to change or improve

More trainee-centred approach to teaching with monitoring of burnout, and mental health with more support available

Fostering self-awareness

[Trainees] burnout needs to be monitored. Emergency medicine consultant

Self-awareness and mental health. Senior anaesthetics trainee

Mental health assessments and support. Also, not work us to the bone as a form of training. As a [trainee], you’re expected to work full time, study full time, and do research full time – it’s a bit much. Debriefing & support during difficult times (eg. Post failure of a resus). Individual training tailored to your current situation in the training program 1^st year anaesthetics trainee

Adult programs should be accessible when it suits the trainee. Senior anaesthetics trainee

Increase staff to facilitate protected teaching time and decrease burn out

Hire more [trainees] and consultants to supervise interns and take the workload off the [trainees] so that they have adequate time to study and practice skills and attend/give tuts, as well as time to rest to decrease the risk of burnout. Internal medicine consultant

Protected teaching time. 2^nd year emergency medicine trainee

Protected research time with more guidance

I would prefer specific allocated research time instead of trying to cram research work into already busy work days. 4^th year medical microbiology trainee