Table 2.

Student And Faculty Perceptions Of Undergraduate Clinical And Theoretical Surgical Instruction

Statement		0 – 1 hrs n (%)	1 – 2 hrs n (%)	2 – 3 hrs n (%)	3 – 4 hrs n (%)	> 4 hrs n (%)	p-value
Number of hours of individual/small group clinical instruction received (students) and given (faculty) during the surgical rotation per week.	UCT students (n=49)	2 (4.1)	9 (18.4)	12 (24.5)	8 (16.3)	18 (36.7)	0.960
	KI students (n=71)	6 (8.4)	18 (25.4)	9 (12.7)	10 (14.1)	28 (39.4)
	UCT faculty (n=13)	1 (7.7)	7 (53.8)	2 (15.4)	2 (15.4)	1 (7.7)	0.389
	KI faculty (n=28)	10 (35.7)	11 (39.3)	3 (10.7)	0 (0.0)	4 (14.3)
	Total students (n=120)	8 (6.7)	27 (22.5)	21 (17.5)	18 (15.0)	46 (38.3)	< 0.001*
Total faculty (n=41)	11 (26.8)	18 (43.9)	5 (12.2)	2 (4.9)	5 (12.2)
Number of hours of individual/small group clinical instruction students ought to receive during the surgical rotation per week.	UCT students (n=49)	0 (0.0)	2 (4.1)	5 (10.2)	9 (18.4)	33 (67.3)	0.561
KI students (n=71)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.8)	11 (15.5)	17 (23.9)	41 (57.8)
	UCT faculty (n=13)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	4 (30.8)	4 (30.8)	5 (38.4)	0.523
KI faculty (n=28)	0 (0.0)	5 (17.9)	5 (17.9)	5 (17.9)	13 (46.3)
	Total students (n=120)	0 (0.0)	4 (3.3)	16 (13.3)	26 (21.7)	74 (61.7)	0.018*
Total faculty (n=41)	0 (0.0)	5 (12.2)	9 (21.9)	9 (21.9)	18 (44.0)
Statement		0 – 5 hoursn (%)	6 – 10 hoursn (%)	11 – 20 hoursn (%)	21 – 30 hoursn (%)	> 30 hoursn (%)	p-value
Number of hours students are expected to spend studying when not on duty per week.	UCT students (n=49)	2 (4.1)	17 (34.7)	18 (36.7)	9 (18.4)	3 (6.1)	0.218
KI students (n=71)	13 (18.3)	27 (38.0)	20 (28.2)	5 (7.0)	6 (8.5)
	UCT faculty (n=13)	2 (15.4)	8 (61.5)	3 (23.1)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0.202
	KI faculty (n=28)	1 (3.6)	17 (60.7)	6 (21.4)	3 (10.7)	1 (3.6)
	Total students (n=120)	15 (12.5)	44 (36.6)	38 (31.7)	14 (11.7)	9 (7.5)	0.123
Total faculty (n=41)	3 (7.3)	25 (61.0)	9 (21.9)	3 (7.3)	1 (2.5)

Notes: *P≤0.05 by Pearson Chi-square or Fisher exact tests as appropriate.