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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the interns (Phase 3)

From: Development and validation of an objective virtual reality tool for assessing technical aptitude among potential candidates for surgical training

Characteristic

Participants,

N = 152; (%)

Average age in years (SD)

28.3 (3.8)

Female gender

71 (46)

Left dominant hand

13 (9)

Desired training field

 

 Surgical training

100 (65)

 Non-surgical training

36 (24)

 Not decided

17 (11)

Experience with MIS simulators

 

 No experience

18 (2)

 Little experience

128 (12)

 Moderate experience

54 (5)

 Considerable experience

0 (0)

 Very extensive experience

0 (0)

Experience with video games

 

 No experience

22 (14)

 Little experience

45 (29)

 Moderate experience

46 (30)

 Considerable experience

20 (13)

 Very extensive experience

20 (13)