Table 2.
Program director demographics.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Area of specialty interest or expertise within general surgery (N = 19) | Colorectal surgery (10.53%) |
| General surgery (31.58%) | |
| Surgical oncology (15.79%) | |
| Trauma surgery (15.79%) | |
| Vascular surgery (15.79%) | |
| Other (10.53%, MIS/GI surgery/abdominal wall reconstruction, laparoscopic surgery) | |
| All others∗ (0%) | |
|
| |
| Number of years as a practicing surgery (N = 19) | 0–4 years (0%) |
| 5–9 years (26.32%) | |
| 10–14 years (15.79%) | |
| 15–19 years (21.05%) | |
| 20+ years (36.84%) | |
|
| |
| Use of robotic surgery in current practice (N = 19) | Yes (26.32%) |
| No (73.68%) | |
|
| |
| If yes, amount of years using robotic surgery in practice (N = 5) | 0–3 years (60%) |
| 4–6 years (40%) | |
| 7–9 years (0%) | |
| 10+ (0%) | |
|
| |
| If yes, number of cases performed each month (N = 4) | 1 case |
| 2 cases | |
| 1–3 cases | |
| 6 cases | |
|
| |
| If no, any experience in robotic surgery in practice (N = 14) | Yes (14.29%) |
| Never used robotic surgery (85.71%) | |
∗Other options included: Bariatric Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dermatologic Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Urology.