Comparison of respondents’ perceptions regarding MIS training between 2007 and 2012
| Sources of MIS training, yr | Respondents, no. (%) | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | ||
| During residency | ||||||
| 2012 | 24 (17,0) | 8 (5.7) | 3 (2.1) | 44 (31.2) | 62 (44.0) | |
| 2007 | 49 (25.9) | 16 (8.5) | 8 (4.2) | 63 (33.3) | 53 (28) | 0.028 |
| Self-training | ||||||
| 2012 | 5 (3.5) | 8 (5.6) | 12 (8.3) | 73 (50.7) | 4 (31.9) | |
| 2007 | 23 (10.9) | 11 (5.2) | 28 (13.3) | 85 (40.5) | 63 (30) | < 0.001 |
| Help of colleagues | ||||||
| 2012 | 11 (7,9) | 8 (5,7) | 9 (6,5) | 83 (59,7) | 28 (20,1) | |
| 2007 | 19 (9,3) | 10 (4,9) | 27 (13.2) | 94 (45,8) | 55 (26,8) | 0.28 |
| QSA CME seminars | ||||||
| 2012 | 30 (20.7) | 13 (9.9) | 19 (14.4) | 50 (37.9) | 20 (15.1) | |
| 2007 | 58 (30.4) | 21 (11) | 24 (12.6) | 59 (30.9) | 29 (15.2) | 0.54 |
| MIS fellowship | ||||||
| 2012 | 61 (52.6) | 12 (10.3) | 21 (18.1) | 14 (12.1) | 8 (6.9) | |
| 2007 | 100 (60.6) | 8 (4.8) | 18 (11) | 19 (11.5) | 20 (12.1) | 0.09 |
| Organizations responsible for MIS training | ||||||
| University | ||||||
| 2012 | 2 (1.4) | 3 (2.1) | 7 (4.8) | 70 (48.3) | 63 (43.4) | 0.09 |
| 2007 | 7 (3.8) | 9 (4.9) | 17 (9.2) | 69 (37.5) | 82 (44.6) | |
| QSA | ||||||
| 2012 | 1 (0.7) | 2 (2.0) | 10 (6.8) | 87 (59.1) | 46 (31.3) | 0.045 |
| 2007 | 12 (6.5) | 2 (1.1) | 19 (10.3) | 91 (49.8) | 59 (42.2) | |
| CAGS | ||||||
| 2012 | 8 (5.9) | 9 (6.6) | 34 (25) | 60 (44.1) | 25 (18.4) | 0.41 |
| 2007 | 20 (11.8) | 10 (5.9) | 42 (24.8) | 63 (37.3) | 34 (20.1) | |
CAGS = Canadian Association of General Surgeons; CME = continued medical educatiuon; MIS = minimally invasive surgery; QSA = Québec Surgical Association