Table 4.
Junior residents† | Senior residents‡ | |
---|---|---|
Basic science topics | ||
Physics |
49 (50) |
17 (40) |
Physiology |
86 (88) |
38 (88) |
Anatomy |
47 (48) |
23 (56) |
Pharmacology |
87 (89) |
36 (84) |
Research Methods/Statistics |
37 (39) |
15 (35) |
Equipment and monitoring in anesthesia |
77 (79) |
33 (77) |
Basic skills in anesthesia, e.g. rapid sequence induction, basic airway skills, prone positioning ,TIVA |
45 (47) |
17 (40) |
Procedural topics | ||
Regional anesthetic techniques |
78 (81) |
36 (84) |
Ultrasound guided vascular access |
52 (54) |
16 (38) |
Advanced airway skills, e.g. jet ventilation, intubating laryngeal mask, fiber-optic techniques, cricothyroidotomy, surgical airway. |
74 (77) |
33 (78) |
Procedures in pediatrics - e.g. routine and difficult pediatric airway, regional techniques, difficult vascular access |
69 (72) |
28 (65) |
Lung isolation in an adult/pediatric patient |
59 (62) |
26 (61) |
Trans-esophageal echocardiography |
77 (81) |
32 (74) |
Acute Pain |
58 (59) |
24 (56) |
Clinical topics | ||
Chronic Pain |
55 (56) |
28 (65) |
Obstetric Anesthesia |
63 (64) |
29 (68) |
Vascular Anesthesia |
62 (63) |
29 (67) |
Ophthalmic Anesthesia and eye blocks |
39 (40) |
16 (37) |
Trauma and Prehospital Care |
69 (70) |
30 (70) |
Cardiac Anesthesia |
68 (69) |
28 (65) |
Thoracic Anesthesia |
67 (68) |
36 (84) |
Neuroanesthesia |
59 (60) |
32 (74) |
Plastics and burns |
46 (47) |
20 (47) |
Orthopedic Anesthesia |
32 (33) |
16 (38) |
Pediatric Anesthesia |
56 (57) |
35 (81)¶ |
General surgery, gynaecology and urology (including laparoscopy and anesthesia) |
40 (49) |
15 (35) |
Intensive Care |
70 (71) |
38 (88) |
Craniofacial/Maxillofacial/ENT Anesthesia |
46 (47) |
17 (40) |
Dental Anesthesia |
24 (24) |
11 (27) |
Challenging clinical scenarios e.g. malignant hyperthermia, morbid obesity, childhood syndromes |
88 (90) |
37 (86) |
Massive transfusion and blood products |
73 (75) |
34 (79) |
Professional topics | ||
Professionalism and ethics |
21 (21) |
9 (21) |
Patient safety and anesthesia |
45 (46) |
18 (42) |
Medico-legal issues and anesthesia |
49 (50) |
18 (42) |
Mortality and morbidity in anesthesia |
58 (59) |
33 (77) |
Time management and anesthesia |
35 (36) |
14 (33) |
Crisis management and anesthesia |
82 (84) |
35 (82) |
Anesthesia in the resource limited setting |
50 (51) |
21 (49) |
Choosing between academic and non academic careers |
45 (46) |
12 (28) |
Organ donation and anesthesia |
47 (48) |
20 (47) |
Finance and well being for anesthesiologists |
54 (55) |
19 (44) |
Total | 98 (100) | 43 (100) |
Data are n (percentage).
*18 respondents skipped this question.
†PGY 1 - 3.
‡PGY 4-5.
¶ P = 0.007.