Key Points:
- The operating theatre being the primary learning environment for
trainees to acquire procedural skills, needs to be optimized to ensure
effective training can take place
- We developed a 27-item questionnaire which aims to evaluate the
training experience of higher surgical trainees in the operating
theatre
- The content validity index and Cronbach’s α both indicate that our
instrument has a high content validity and internal consistency
compared to similar evaluation questionnaire
- Three themes are perceived to be important for higher surgical
training: trainer support & supervision, operating opportunities and
theatre atmosphere.
- Our instrument is applicable across surgical sub-specialties and can
be easily adapted for other training programs.