Table 4.
Attitudes of surgery program directors toward PDC training
| Question | Alla (n = 93) | Academic (n = 64) | Private (n = 24) |
|---|---|---|---|
| How would you rank the importance of training surgical residents in PDC placement? | |||
| very important | 3 (3) | 2 (3) | 1 (4) |
| important | 41 (45) | 28 (44) | 10 (42) |
| neutral | 31 (34) | 24 (38) | 6 (25) |
| not important | 14 (15) | 8 (13) | 5 (21) |
| completely irrelevant | 3 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (8) |
| total responses | 92 | 63 | 24 |
| Do you believe that residency training in PDC placement affects PDC outcomes after trainees enter practice? | |||
| strongly agree | 11 (12) | 7 (11) | 4 (17) |
| agree | 46 (49) | 36 (56) | 9 (38) |
| neutral | 29 (31) | 17 (27) | 8 (33) |
| disagree | 6 (7) | 4 (6) | 2 (8) |
| strongly disagree | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
| total responses | 93 | 64 | 24 |
| Do you feel that placing PDCs in residency increases the likelihood that surgeons will place PDCs after they enter practice? | |||
| strongly agree | 15 (16) | 10 (16) | 4 (17) |
| agree | 42 (45) | 30 (47) | 11 (46) |
| neutral | 28 (30) | 18 (28) | 7 (29) |
| disagree | 8 (9) | 6 (9) | 2 (8) |
| strongly disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| total responses | 93 | 64 | 24 |
| Do you feel your program could provide more training in surgical PDC placement if asked? | |||
| yes | 56 (62) | 41 (65) | 13 (59) |
| no | 34 (38) | 22 (35) | 9 (41) |
| total responses | 90 | 63 | 22 |
Data reported as n (%) of actual responses.
a
Data for programs listed as military or other not shown individually.