Table 1 Residents’ sociodemographic features in relation to overall satisfaction with Saudi Board Cardiac Surgery Residency Program
Socio-demographics | Total | Level of training satisfaction | p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfied | Neutral | Dissatisfied | |||||||
No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | ||
Age in years | |||||||||
< 30 | 23 | 48.9% | 12 | 52.2% | 4 | 17.4% | 7 | 30.4% | .397 |
30 + | 24 | 51.1% | 8 | 33.3% | 7 | 29.2% | 9 | 37.5% | |
Gender | |||||||||
Male | 29 | 61.7% | 13 | 44.8% | 7 | 24.1% | 9 | 31.0% | .856 |
Female | 18 | 38.3% | 7 | 38.9% | 4 | 22.2% | 7 | 38.9% | |
Residency training level | |||||||||
Core general surgery | 15 | 31.9% | 9 | 60.0% | 2 | 13.3% | 4 | 26.7% | .039*$ |
Junior cardiac surgery | 10 | 21.3% | 6 | 60.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 40.0% | |
Senior cardiac surgery | 22 | 46.8% | 5 | 22.7% | 9 | 40.9% | 8 | 36.4% | |
Marital status | |||||||||
Single | 25 | 53.2% | 8 | 32.0% | 7 | 28.0% | 10 | 40.0% | .296 |
Married | 22 | 46.8% | 12 | 54.5% | 4 | 18.2% | 6 | 27.3% | |
Have children | |||||||||
Yes | 11 | 47.8% | 4 | 36.4% | 3 | 27.3% | 4 | 36.4% | .286$ |
No | 12 | 52.2% | 8 | 66.7% | 1 | 8.3% | 3 | 25.0% | |
Type of training hospital | |||||||||
Primary | 2 | 4.3% | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | .723$ |
Secondary | 1 | 2.1% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
Tertiary | 44 | 93.6% | 18 | 40.9% | 11 | 25.0% | 15 | 34.1% | |
How much time does it take to get to work? | |||||||||
< 30 min | 32 | 68.1% | 15 | 46.9% | 7 | 21.9% | 10 | 31.3% | .680 |
> 30 min | 15 | 31.9% | 5 | 33.3% | 4 | 26.7% | 6 | 40.0% | |
How many publications do you have? | |||||||||
None | 8 | 17.0% | 3 | 37.5% | 2 | 25.0% | 3 | 37.5% | .861$ |
1 | 10 | 21.3% | 5 | 50.0% | 3 | 30.0% | 2 | 20.0% | |
2–3 | 18 | 38.3% | 6 | 33.3% | 4 | 22.2% | 8 | 44.4% | |
4 + | 11 | 23.4% | 6 | 54.5% | 2 | 18.2% | 3 | 27.3% | |
Have you ever failed a residency promotion exam? | |||||||||
Yes | 5 | 10.6% | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 3 | 60.0% | .307$ |
No | 24 | 51.1% | 9 | 37.5% | 8 | 33.3% | 7 | 29.2% | |
New curriculum has no promotion exam | 18 | 38.3% | 10 | 55.6% | 2 | 11.1% | 6 | 33.3% | |