Importance of Surgical Residents in Teaching Clinical Skills
| Skill | Mean score (and SD) |
|---|---|
| Suturing | 3.51 (1.19) |
| Assisting in the operating room | 3.47 (1.12) |
| Dealing with emergency situations | 3.32 (1.18) |
| Nasogastric tube placement | 3.25 (1.30) |
| Tying knots | 3.11 (1.29) |
| Foley catheter placement | 2.99 (1.45) |
| Surgical record keeping | 2.88 (1.21) |
| Arterial blood gas sampling | 2.85 (1.52) |
| Performing physical examinations | 2.72 (1.16) |
| Blood taking | 2.63 (1.36) |
| Inserting central lines | 2.60 (1.47) |
| Removing cutaneous lesions | 2.22 (1.40) |
| Applying casts | 2.18 (1.42) |
Scores are raw means out of 5.