Table 1.
Distribution of participants according to their demographic characteristics globally and in each group (n = 406)
| Characteristic | Total (n = 406) |
Neither Mentor nor Mentee (n = 53) |
Mentee (n = 111) |
Mentor (n = 49) |
Mentor/ Mentee (N = 193) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Society | |||||
| ESRA | 184 (45.3) | 21 (39.6) | 45 (40.5) | 21 (42.9) | 97 (50.3) |
| ESAIC | 149 (36.7) | 23 (43.4) | 37 (33.3) | 20 (40.8) | 69 (35.7) |
| Colleague* | 73 (18) | 9 (17.0) | 29 (26.1) | 8 (16.3) | 27 (14.0) |
| Continent | |||||
| Europe | 274 (71) | 39 (81.3) | 77 (72.0) | 36 (73.5) | 122 (67.0) |
| Other | 112 (29) | 9 (18.7) | 13 (28.0) | 60 (26.5) | 112 (33.0) |
| Gender | |||||
| Man | 182 (46.9) | 18 (38.3) | 54 (50.5) | 20 (41.7) | 90 (48.4) |
| Woman | 184 (47.4) | 25 (53.2) | 47 (43.9) | 23 (47.9) | 89 (47.9) |
| Non-binary | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Transgender | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Gender fluid | 4 (1.0) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) |
| I prefer to self-describe | 14 (3.6) | 2 (4.3) | 5 (4.7) | 2 (4.2) | 5 (2.7) |
| Age, years (SD) | 42.7 (10.7) | 38.2 (9.9) | 38.0 (9.3) | 48.7 (10.3) | 45.0 (10.3) |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 250 (63.9) | 32 (66.7) | 63 (58.3) | 33 (67.4) | 122 (65.6) |
| Other | 141 (36.1) | 16 (33.3) | 45 (41.7) | 16 (32.7) | 64 (34.4) |
| Experience | |||||
| Junior trainee /resident (0–2 years) | 23 (5.9) | 6 (12.5) | 13 (12.0) | 1 (2.0) | 3 (1.6) |
| Senior trainee / resident (3 or more years) | 59 (15.1) | 16 (33.3) | 25 (23.2) | 5 (10.2) | 13 (7.0) |
| Fellow or postgraduate trainee | 16 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (8.3) | 1 (2.0) | 6 (3.2) |
|
Board-certified/practicing anaesthesiologist (0–2 years) |
30 (7.7) | 4 (8.3) | 12 (11.1) | 2 (4.1) | 12 (6.4) |
|
Board-certified/practicing anaesthesiologist (3–6 years) |
44 (11.2) | 7 (14.6)) | 15 (13.9) | 2 (4.1) | 20 (10.7) |
|
Board-certified/practicing anaesthesiologist (7–10 years) |
44 (11.2) | 4 (8.3) | 13 (12.0) | 6 (12.2) | 21 (11.2) |
|
Board-certified/practicing anaesthesiologist (> 10 years) |
174 (44.4) | 11 (22.9) | 21 (19.4) | 32 (65.3) | 110 (58.8) |
| Retired anaesthesiologist | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) |
| Speciality | |||||
| Intensive care unit | 31 (7.9) | 2 (4.2) | 7 (6.5) | 3 (6.1) | 19 (10.2) |
| Emergency department / Prehospital | 3 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Pain medicine | 27 (6.9) | 2 (4.2) | 8 (7.4) | 3 (6.1) | 14 (7.5) |
| General anaesthesia | 120 (30.6) | 17 (35.4) | 34 (31.5) | 12 (24.5) | 57 (30.5) |
| Regional / Orthopaedics | 86 (21.9) | 4 (8.3) | 24 (22.2) | 11 (22.5) | 47 (25.1) |
| Cardiothoracic | 15 (3.8) | 3 (6.3) | 2 (1.9) | 3 (6.1) | 7 (3.7) |
| Paediatrics | 25 (6.4) | 4 (8.3) | 3 (2.8) | 4 (8.2) | 14 (7.5) |
| Neuroanaesthesia | 11 (2.8) | 1 (2.1) | 3 (2.8) | 3 (6.1) | 4 (2.1) |
| Obstetric anaesthesia | 21 (5.4) | 4 (8.3) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (6.1) | 13 (7.0) |
| Transplant | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) |
| I am still in training | 51 (13.0) | 11 (22.9) | 26 (24.1) | 4 (8.2) | 10 (5.4) |
| Number of papers by year | |||||
| 0–1 | 291 (74.8) | 41 (89.1) | 90 (84.1) | 36 (73.5) | 124 (66.3) |
| 2–3 | 66 (17) | 4 (8.7) | 13 (12.2) | 7 (14.3) | 42 (22.5) |
| More than 3 papers | 32 (8.2) | 1 (2.2) | 4 (3.7) | 6 (12.2) | 21 (11.2) |
| Academic work | |||||
| Currently in a PhD program | 43 (11.1) | 4 (8.5) | 18 (16.8) | 4 (8.3) | 17 (9.2) |
| Hold a PhD degree | 64 (16.6) | 4 (8.5) | 8 (7.5) | 7 (14.6) | 45 (24.5) |
| Hold an extra master’s degree | 84 (21.8) | 9 (19.2) | 24 (22.4) | 11 (22.9) | 40 (21.7) |
| None of these | 195 (50.5) | 30 (63.8) | 57 (53.3) | 26 (54.2) | 82 (44.6) |
| Health care | |||||
| Academic hospital or tertiary centre (Type A) | 253 (64.5) | 29 (60.4) | 82 (75.9) | 31 (63.3) | 111 (59.4) |
| Secondary hospital or district hospital (Type B or C) | 73 (18.6) | 11 (22.9) | 16 (14.8) | 9 (18.4) | 37 (19.8) |
| Private practice | 24 (6.1) | 3 (6.3) | 4 (3.7) | 3 (6.1) | 14 (7.5) |
| Mix (Shared time between private and public hospitals) | 13 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (4.1) | 9 (4.8) |
| Mixed practice (both private and public hospital (integrated care) | 29 (7.4) | 5 (10.4) | 4 (3.7) | 4 (8.2) | 16 (8.6) |
ESRA = European Society of Regional Anaesthesia; ESAIC = European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care. Results are presented as number of participants (%)
*ESRA or ESAIC members could send the survey to a colleague for participation