Table 8.
Structural department features for the training of anthroposophic medicine within postgraduate medical education in Germany and Switzerland as perceived by trainees
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“Does your postgraduate medical training in anthroposophic medicine include regular personal training career supervision?” | ||
| If yes: every 6 months, every 12 months? | ||
| |
German hospitals |
Swiss hospitals |
|
Yes |
12 (14.6%) (every 6 months) |
9 (56.3%) (every 6 months) |
| 20 (24.4%) (every 12 months) |
3 (18.8%) (every 12 months) |
|
|
No |
50 (61.0%) |
4 (25%) |
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“Does your postgraduate medical training department offer regular educational events during working hours (courses, seminars, lectures)?” | ||
| If yes: hours per week, mean ± SD (n) | ||
| |
German hospitals |
Swiss hospitals |
|
Yes |
62 (72.9%) |
10 (90.9%) |
| Hours: 1.73 ± 1.56 (59) |
Hours: 2.52 ± 1.43 (15) |
|
|
No |
23 (27.1%) |
1 (9.1%) |
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“Does your postgraduate medical training department organize regular bedside teaching in anthroposophic medicine?” | ||
| If yes: hours per week, mean ± SD (n) | ||
| |
German hospitals |
Swiss hospitals |
|
Yes |
25 (29.4%) |
9 (60%) |
| Hours: 2.63 ± 2.04 (24) |
Hours: 2.50 ± 1.73 (9) |
|
|
No |
50 (58.8%) |
6 (40%) |
|
Don’t know |
10 (11.8%) |
0 (0%) |
|
“Does your postgraduate medical training department offer anthroposophic medical study or working groups?” | ||
| Hours per week, (%) | ||
| |
German hospitals |
Swiss hospitals |
|
Yes |
60 (74.1%) |
15 (100%) |
|
No |
12 (14.8%) |
0 (0%) |
|
Don’t know |
9 (11.1%) |
0 (0%) |
|
“If yes, do you have the time to take part in these study or working groups?” | ||
| Answer options aggregated: Yes = “yes” + “rather yes”; No = “rather no” + “no” | ||
| Hours per week, (%) | ||
| |
German hospitals |
Swiss hospitals |
|
Yes |
30 (43.5%) |
11 (73.3%) |
| No | 39 (56.5%) | 4 (26.7%) |
The table shows valid numbers and percentage of responding trainees (in brackets); means ± standard deviations (SD) of hours.