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. 2014 Jun 16;14:191. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-191

Table 8.

Structural department features for the training of anthroposophic medicine within postgraduate medical education in Germany and Switzerland as perceived by trainees

“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%)
“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%)
“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.