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. 2024 Feb 1;38(4):1813–1822. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10669-8

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