Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital/University of Ilorin, PMB 1459, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
World J Surg. 2020 Aug;44(8):2542-2549. doi: 10.1007/s00268-020-05535-w.
Feedback has become an integral part of learning within the medical profession, particularly as training becomes more trainees'-centered. Feedback from the trainees about their training and trainers is essential for effective and high-quality training. The purpose of this survey was to evaluate trainees' perceptions on feedback on their postgraduate training and trainers in West Africa.
Cross-sectional self-administered written survey of junior and senior registrar attending the annual revision and update course of the West African College of Surgeons. Information sought included sociodemographic variables, perception on feedback, opportunity to give feedback, trainee-trainers relationship and their opinion on different aspects of the postgraduate program where they would like to give feedback.
The response rate was 81.5% (66/81). Median age was 33 years. Sixty trainees (90.9%) were junior registrars. Sixty-four (97%) trainees would like to give feedback about their training and trainers. Only 18 (27.3%) trainees have had opportunity of giving feedback about their training. Most trainees (90.9%) would like to give feedback on patient care and learning environment; 89.4% would like to give feedback on their training curriculum and 87.9% would like to give feedback on their operating room experiences. Most trainees (81.8%) believed trainee feedback is of critical importance to training. With regard to trainees-trainer relationship, 39 (59.1%) trainees were either unsatisfied or reported just a fair relationship.
This study has shown that many of the trainees lack opportunity of giving feedback on their training but considered feedback critical to their training. Trainees would like to give feedback on patient care, curriculum, learning environment and operative room experience. Trainee feedback should be encouraged in surgical training in West Africa.
反馈在医学职业学习中已经成为不可或缺的一部分，尤其是随着培训更加以学员为中心。学员对其培训和培训师的反馈对于有效和高质量的培训至关重要。本调查的目的是评估西非学员对其研究生培训和培训师的反馈的看法。
对参加西非外科学院年度复习和更新课程的初级和高级住院医师进行横断面自我管理书面调查。所寻求的信息包括社会人口统计学变量、对反馈的看法、提供反馈的机会、学员-培训师关系以及他们对研究生课程各个方面的意见，这些方面他们希望提供反馈。
应答率为 81.5%（66/81）。中位数年龄为 33 岁。60 名学员（90.9%）为初级住院医师。64 名（97%）学员希望对他们的培训和培训师提供反馈。只有 18 名（27.3%）学员有机会提供有关其培训的反馈。大多数学员（90.9%）希望对患者护理和学习环境提供反馈；89.4%希望对他们的培训课程提供反馈，87.9%希望对他们的手术室经验提供反馈。大多数学员（81.8%）认为学员反馈对培训至关重要。关于学员-培训师关系，39 名（59.1%）学员要么不满意，要么表示关系一般。
本研究表明，许多学员缺乏提供培训反馈的机会，但认为反馈对培训至关重要。学员希望对患者护理、课程、学习环境和手术室经验提供反馈。应鼓励在西非的外科培训中提供学员反馈。
