TABLE 4.

Number of Trainees (Total n = 311) Awarded an L4 Procedure Based Assessment (PBA) in General Surgery Index Procedures by Training Year

	Trainees Achieving L4 PBA*
Training Year	Appendicectomy	Inguinal Hernia	Cholecystectomy	Segmental Colectomy
1	48 (15.4%)	43 (13.8%)	10 (3.2%)	7 (2.3%)
2	113 (36.3%)	125 (40.2%)	57 (18.3%)	28 (9.0%)
3	170 (54.7%)	193 (62.1%)	116 (37.3%)	67 (19.6%)
4	214 (68.8%)	232 (74.6%)	190 (61.1%)	128 (41.2%)
5	245 (78.8%)	261 (83.9%)	251 (80.7%)	205 (65.9%)
6	266 (85.5%)	279 (89.7%)	284 (91.3%)	248 (79.7%)
P value for trend	0.15	0.24	<0.05	<0.05

^*Cumulative total throughout years of training.