Table 6. Numerical Statistics and Feedback Comments for the Different Workshop Stations that Students Identified as Their Favourite Station.
| Plastic Surgery: Tendon Repair | ||||
| Year | Size of Cohort | Standard Deviation | Number of Votes as Favourite Station | Confidence Interval |
| 2018 | 40 | 1.25 | 17 | 8.64 to 9.42 |
| 2017 | 27 | 0.834 | 14 | 8.88 to 9.5 |
| Comments: | ||||
| Category | Number of Responses (%) | |||
| “Hands-on” practicality: interactivity and enjoyment, developing new skills and techniques, contact time with equipment, putting theory into practice, realism: “it felt real” | 16 (51.6) | |||
| Surgeon interaction: quality of tuition, contact time with surgeons | 9 (29.0) | |||
| Relevant to studies | 3 (9.68) | |||
| Challenging and competitive aspects | 3 (9.68) | |||
| Neurosurgery: Burr Holes | ||||
| Year | Size of Cohort | Standard Deviation | Number of Votes as Favourite Station | Confidence Interval |
| 2016 | 40 | 1.02 | 13 | 8.56 to 9.2 |
| Comments: | ||||
| Category | Number of Responses (%) | |||
| “Hands-on” practicality: interactivity and enjoyment, contact time with equipment, putting theory into practice, realism: “it felt real” | 6 (46.2) | |||
| Challenging and competitive aspects | 5 (38.5) | |||
| Surgeon interaction: contact time with surgeons | 2 (15.4) | |||
| Laparoscopic Simulation | ||||
| Year | Size of Cohort | Standard Deviation | Number of Votes as Favourite Station | Confidence Interval |
| 2018 | 40 | 1.30 | 10 | 8.50 to 9.30 |
| 2017 | 27 | 0.834 | 9 | 8.50 to 9.13 |
| 2016 | 40 | 0.947 | 14 | 8.49 to 9.07 |
| Comments: | ||||
| Category | Number of Responses (%) | |||
| “Hands-on” practicality: interactivity and enjoyment, developing new skills and techniques, contact time with equipment, putting theory into practice, realism: “it felt real” | 22 (66.7) | |||
| Challenging and competitive aspects | 6 (18.2) | |||
| Surgeon interaction: quality of tuition, contact time with surgeons | 4 (12.1) | |||
| Variety of activities on offer | 1 (3.03) | |||
| Vascular Surgery: Aortic Re-Anastomosis | ||||
| Year | Size of Cohort | Standard Deviation | Number of Votes as Favourite Station | Confidence Interval |
| 2018 | 40 | 1.43 | 6 | 8.29 to 9.17 |
| Comments: | ||||
| Category | Number of Responses (%) | |||
| “Hands-on” practicality: interactivity and enjoyment, developing new skills and techniques, time available to develop skills | 3 (50.0) | |||
| Challenging and competitive aspects | 2 (33.3) | |||
| Surgeon interaction: quality of tuition | 1 (16.7) | |||
| ENT: Tracheostomy | ||||
| Year | Size of Cohort | Standard Deviation | Number of Votes as Favourite Station | Confidence Interval |
| 2018 | 40 | 1.46 | 5 | 7.93 to 8.83 |
| Comments: | ||||
| Category | Number of Responses (%) | |||
| “Hands-on” practicality: putting theory into practice | 2 (40.0) | |||
| Relevant to studies | 2 (40.0) | |||
| Surgeon interaction: quality of tuition | 1 (20.0) | |||
| Suturing | ||||
| Year | Size of Cohort | Standard Deviation | Number of Votes as Favourite Station | Confidence Interval |
| 2018 | 40 | 1.12 | 6 | 8.33 to 9.03 |
| 2017 | 27 | 1.07 | 3 | 7.93 to 8.73 |
| 2016 | 40 | 1.93 | 7 | 7.48 to 8.68 |
| Comments: | ||||
| Category: | Number of Responses (%) | |||
| “Hands-on” practicality: interactivity, time available to develop surgical skills with live tissue | 7 (43.8) | |||
| Perception of learning useful skills for the future | 5 (31.3) | |||
| Surgeon interaction: quality of tuition | 3 (18.8) | |||
| Relevant to studies | 1 (6.25) | |||
| Orthopaedic Surgery: Dynamic Hip Screw | ||||
| Year | Size of Cohort | Standard Deviation | Number of Votes as Favourite Station | Confidence Interval |
| 2017 | 27 | 1.58 | 2 | 6.66 to 7.86 |
| 2016 | 40 | 1.05 | 5 | 8.03 to 8.67 |
| Comments: | ||||
| Category | Number of Response (%) | |||
| Triggering personal interest in this surgical field | 3 (42.9) | |||
| “Hands-on” practicality: interactivity and enjoyment, putting theory into practice | 2 (28.6) | |||
| Surgeon interaction: quality of tuition | 1 (14.3) | |||
| Relevant to studies | 1 (14.3) | |||
| Trauma Scenario: Conducting a Primary Survey | ||||
| Year | Size of Cohort | Standard Deviation | Number of Votes as Favourite Station | Confidence Interval |
| 2016 | 40 | 1.69 | 2 | 6.63 to 7.67 |
| Comments: | ||||
| Category | Number of Responses (%) | |||
| Triggering personal interest in this surgical field | 1 (50.0) | |||
| Perception of learning useful skills for the future | 1 (50.0) | |||