title: Anaesthetic pre-registration house officers: a survey of doctors and medical students opinions.
abstract: The GMC has accepted a proposal from the Royal College of Anaesthetists for a four-month module in anaesthesia, pain management and intensive care for pre-registration house officers. All 135 final year medical students at Aberdeen University and all GPs and hospital doctors (608 doctors) in the highland region of Scotland were sent a postal questionnaire asking their opinions on this module. Sixty-four per cent of medical students, 39% of hospital doctors and 22% of GPs replied. Eighty-three per cent of medical students would apply for the module if available. Eighty-eight per cent of doctors would have found the module useful in their careers. Sixty-seven per cent of doctors would recommend the module to trainees in their current speciality. This survey demonstrates a high level of support and interest in the module. This has considerable implications for the organisation of the pre-registration house officer year.
authors.affiliation: Raigmore Hospital, Inverness.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D008511:Medicine; D059408:Pain Management; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology; D012606:Scotland; D013038:Specialization; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires