Senior house officer training in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a national survey.
Service commitments have often taken priority over training for many senior house officers. There have been changes, with more planned to make this truly a training grade. We conducted a national postal survey of senior house officers (SHO) in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) in 2001/2002. A total of 229 replies were received with an estimated response rate around 70%. Almost 60% of these respondents (57.2%) had been a SHO in OMFS for over 3 years. Only 39% had a weekly bleep-free teaching session. Forty-eight per cent did not think undergraduate BDS training was adequate for their job. This 48% of SHOs were significantly less likely to have out patient clinic sessions with a designated trainer undertaking teaching (chi 2 = 6.127, P = 0.013) or have a bleep-free teaching session (chi 2 = 6.896, P = 0.009). Sixty-four per cent had received formal training in medical examination of patients. Twenty-nine per cent had not been appraised during their present post. Forty-two per cent of SHOs in OMFS are in band 3 posts. Improvements have been made, but there is a case for further change.
Keith
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Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland, UK. djwkeith@tinyworld.co.uk
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D002321:Career Choice; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003752:Dental Health Services; D004497:Education, Dental; D004501:Education, Medical; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom