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Young surgery: results of the survey among residents in Austria in 2015

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Background

The lack of doctors and the introduction of European Working Time Directive have influenced surgical training. Therefore, surgical training requires constant evaluation and development.

Methods

The Professional Association of Austrian surgeons (BÖC) and the Austrian Society of Surgery (ÖGC) carried out a survey via online survey software (Corporate Headquarters: QuestionPro Inc., San Francisco, USA).

Results

The survey was sent to 268 residents. Of these, 106 completed it. The response rate was thus 40.76 %. According to 73 % of the residents, there was no training structure or a rotation system at their training site. Only 38 % of the participants were satisfied with their surgical training.

Conclusions

The survey commissioned by the BÖC and the ÖGC showed that 73 % of residents in general surgery receive no structured surgical training.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dietmar Öfner-Velano, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Albert Tuchmann, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sebastian Roka and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Reinhold Függer for their support. We also thank the Professional Association of Austrian surgeons (BÖC) and the Austrian Society of Surgery (ÖGC) for assistance and cooperation.

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  1. Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Kepler University Clinic, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4021, Linz, Austria

    Bettina Klugsberger MD & Andreas Shamiyeh

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Correspondence to Bettina Klugsberger MD.

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B. Klugsberger and A. Shamiyeh state that there are no conflicts of interest.

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Klugsberger, B., Shamiyeh, A. Young surgery: results of the survey among residents in Austria in 2015. Eur Surg 48, 140–142 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10353-016-0430-4

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