Training strategies for a sustainable medical care: a survey among assistant and chief physicians in a tertiary care hospital in Germany

• Published in: Innovative surgical sciences 2020-12, Vol.5 (3), p.81-89
• Main Authors: Kröplin, Juliane, Zauner, Eike-Ulrike, Dopp, Hauke, Forberger, Anke, Schön, Gerhard, Bschorer, Reinhard, Heese, Oliver, Ritz, Jörg-Peter
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: competency-based training; leadership; management; mentoring; skills lab; surgical training
• ISSN: 2364-7485; 2364-7485
• DOI: 10.1515/iss-2020-0024

As an essential part of the health care system, the requirements for specialist training are subject to a continuous process of change. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the current specialist training situation of all departments in a tertiary care hospital in Germany. Differences between assistant and chief physicians should be pointed out. The analysis of the current training situation was carried out on the basis of an individually created questionnaire. The questionnaire content included career goal and specialism. The characteristic values initial training (IT), training structure (TS) and training content were measured on a numeric scale from 1 to 5. In addition, an overall assessment of the trainers' competences was performed. The questionnaire was sent to 208 assistant physicians (AP) and 34 chief physicians (CP). Totally 92 APs (44.2%) and 22 CPs (64.7%) participated. Senior physician was the most common career goal (34.1%), followed by the branch (28.6%). The importance of the topics initial training (IT) and training structure (TS) were evaluated as mean value: IT =1.5, IT =1.6; p=0.701 and TS =1.4, TS =1.5; p=0.669. The results concerning the implementation of the topics IT and TS in the daily routine show significant differences between APs and CPs (IT =2.0, IT =3.2; p=0.002; TS =1.9, TS =3.0; p