Table 1.
Trainee demographics (obtained from pre-course evaluation survey)
| Participant demographics | % (n) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 37% (17/46) |
| Female | 63% (29/46) |
| Age | |
| 20–24 years | 2.2% (1/45) |
| 25–29 years | 55.5% (25/45) |
| 30–34 years | 31.1% (14/45) |
| > 35 years | 11.1% (5/45) |
| Post graduate year | |
| PGY 1 | 2.2% (1/45) |
| PGY 2 | 22.2% (10/45) |
| PGY 3 | 22.2% (10/45) |
| PGY 4 | 11.1% (5/45) |
| PGY 5 | 22.2% (10/45) |
| PGY 6+ | 20.0% (9/45) |
| Specialty interest | |
| General surgery | 64.3% (27/42) |
| Paediatric surgery | 11.9% (5/42) |
| Gynaecology | 16.6% (7/42) |
| Vascular | 2.4% (1/42) |
| Urology | 2.4% (1/42) |
| ENT | 2.4% (1/42) |
| Applying for SET* training | |
| Yes | 33.3% (15/45) |
| No | 66.6% (30/45) |
| Prior experience in laparoscopic surgery | |
| Observed | 100% (42/42) |
| Assisted | 90.5% (38/42) |
| Performed | 61.9% (26/42) |
*The Surgical Education and Training (SET) refers to the national accredited surgical training programme