Table 1.
Demographics of respondents and current mentoring status
| Characteristic | Within surgery, do you currently have someone you would consider to be a mentor? | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (% of row total) | No, n (% of row total) | Total | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 170 (47.4) | 189 (52.6) | 359 |
| Female | 105 (51.0) | 101 (49.0) | 206 |
| Country of qualification | |||
| UK | 220 (51.0) | 211 (49.0) | 431 |
| Republic of Ireland | 21 (44.7) | 26 (55.3) | 47 |
| Other (please specify) | 34 (39.1) | 53 (60.9) | 87 |
| Less than full-time trainee? | |||
| Yes | 13 (41.9) | 18 (58.1) | 31 |
| No | 262 (49.1) | 272 (50.9) | 534 |
| Academic trainee? | |||
| Yes | 34 (64.2) | 19 (35.8) | 53 |
| No | 241 (47.1) | 271 (52.9) | 512 |
| Hospital type | |||
| District hospital | 96 (44.2) | 121 (55.8) | 217 |
| Specialist centre (specialty or disease based) | 30 (62.5) | 18 (37.5) | 48 |
| Teaching hospital | 149 (49.7) | 151 (50.3) | 300 |
| Current surgical speciality | |||
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 12 (66.7) | 6 (33.3) | 18 |
| General surgery (excluding vascular surgery) | 141 (49.6) | 143 (50.4) | 284 |
| Neurosurgery | 3 (16.7) | 15 (83.3) | 18 |
| Not currently in post (e.g. maternity) | 4 (17.4) | 19 (82.6) | 23 |
| Oral and maxillofacial | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 2 |
| Otolaryngology | 10 (40.0) | 15 (60.0) | 25 |
| Paediatric surgery | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | 17 |
| Plastic surgery | 14 (42.4) | 19 (57.6) | 33 |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 38 (52.1) | 35 (47.9) | 73 |
| Urology | 14 (45.2) | 17 (54.8) | 31 |
| Vascular surgery | 29 (70.7) | 12 (29.3) | 41 |
| Grade | |||
| Foundation year trainee | 5 (38.5) | 8 (61.5) | 13 |
| Core surgical trainee | 41 (34.4) | 78 (65.6) | 119 |
| StR 3–4/SpR 1–2 | 70 (55.6) | 56 (44.4) | 126 |
| StR 5–6/SpR 3–4 | 49 (48.5) | 52 (51.5) | 101 |
| StR 7–8/SpR 5–6 | 23 (20.7) | 54 (48.6) | 111 |
| Clinical Fellow | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 9 |
| Research Fellow | 24 (64.9) | 13 (35.1) | 37 |
| Other training grade | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | 14 |
| Post-CCT non-consultant grade | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | 19 |
In the UK, Specialty Registrar grade numbering continues on from core training and is replacing the old Specialist Registrar grade
CCT Certificate of Completion of Training, SpR specialty registrar, StR specialist registrar