GAZİ HURİ, Yusuf Sertan CABUK, SAFA GÜRSOY, MUSTAFA AKKAYA, SEÇİL ÖZKAN, Volkan ÖZTUNA, Önder AYDINGÖZ, Alparslan ŞENKÖYLÜ

Evaluation of the orthopaedics and traumatology resident education in Turkey: A descriptive study

Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the current situation regarding the training, workingconditions, future plans,Şelds of interest and satisfaction of orthopaedics and traumatology residents inTurkey.Methods: A descriptive survey questionnaire consisting of 24 questions was designed to identify theproblems and solution suggestions concerning training of orthopaedic residents. All orthopaedics andtraumatology residents who took the 2013 Progress Testing for Speciality in Medicine (UEGS) held byTurkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Education Council (TOTEK) were surveyed in the class at the endthereof as well as the young orthopaedic surgeons who were reached through the email groups of TurkishSociety of Orthopaedics and Traumatologye Residents and Young Attendings Council (TOTBID-AGUH).Results: A total of 725 residents and 132 young attendings were surveyed. The most outstanding answersare as follows: 62,7% of the respondents replied to the question"Is there a training program/Is it beingapplied" as "yes/yes". It was found out that 94,3% of the respondents wanted to be involved in a rotationabroad. The"patient care" was the most common answer, with a ratio of 36,9%, to the question "What'sthe priority of the department you are studying in?". Regarding work conditions, "many emergency oncalls" was found to be the most important parameter affecting life conditions (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Aiming to identify the challenges that orthopaedics and traumatology residents in Turkeyface as regards their training, this survey stands as a pioneering study with a high participation rate.Analysis of survey data highlights the importance of several key factors such as the development oftraining programs and increasing the time spent with academicians as well as spreading and promotionof log book application.© 2016 Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. This isan open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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