Attitudes and training of research fellows in surgery: national questionnaire survey

In total, 64% (58/91; 95% confidence interval 53% to 74%) of the research fellows were experienced senior house officers before carrying out their research; 32% (29/91; 22% to 42%) were specialist registrars during their period of higher specialist training. In all, 66% (60/91; 55% to 76%) were in t...

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Published inBMJ Vol. 323; no. 7315; pp. 725 - 726
Main Authors Seow, Choon S, Teo, Nee B, Wilson, Christopher R, Oien, Karin A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 29.09.2001
British Medical Association
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group
BMJ
EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Academic departments
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Career Choice
Clinical research
Education, Medical, Graduate
Female
Funding
General Surgery - education
Humans
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Occupational training
Polls & surveys
Professional recruitment
Questionnaires
Research facilities
Research fellowships
Research grants
Research methods
Scholarships & fellowships
Surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgical specialties
Surveys and Questionnaires
Technology. Biomaterials. Equipments
Vocational education
United Kingdom
UK
Human
Questionnaire
Attitude
Report
Surgery
Professional competence
Scientific research
Recommendation
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Summary:In total, 64% (58/91; 95% confidence interval 53% to 74%) of the research fellows were experienced senior house officers before carrying out their research; 32% (29/91; 22% to 42%) were specialist registrars during their period of higher specialist training. In all, 66% (60/91; 55% to 76%) were in their 30s or older. Surgical research has traditionally incorporated clinical studies into the surgical management of disease and the development and evaluation of surgical techniques.
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Correspondence to: C S Seow, Department of Vascular Surgery, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow G12 0YN
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Contributors: CSS conceived and designed the study and wrote the first draft of the paper. NBT collected the data. All four authors helped to analyse and interpret the data and to revise the paper critically. CSS is the guarantor.
Correspondence to: C S Seow, Department of Vascular Surgery, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow G12 0YN c.seow@beatson.gla.ac.uk
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.323.7315.725