Response | Frequency | |
---|---|---|
n | (%) | |
Initial introduction to SIG | ||
Friend/ Classmate | 8 | 47 |
Interest Group fair | 7 | 41 |
2 | 12 | |
Route to appointment | 17 | 100 |
Appointed by previous chairs | 15 | 88 |
Voted in by students | 2 | 12 |
What made you first join the SIG? | ||
Interest in surgery as a career | 17 | 100 |
Gain exposure/ experience in surgery | 3 | 18 |
Getting more involved | 2 | 12 |
To connect with residents/ staff | 1 | 6 |
Help promote surgery | 1 | 6 |
Improve medical education in surgery | 1 | 6 |
Another position fell through | 1 | 6 |
Staying updated | 1 | 6 |
What were your roles as SIG executives | ||
Organize events | 17 | 100 |
Contact surgeons/ residents | 17 | 100 |
Organize funding | 13 | 76 |
Student advocacy | 11 | 65 |
Educational/ departmental | 4 | 24 |
Junior medical student mentorship | 5 | 29 |
Skills teaching | 12 | 71 |
Organizing SEAD | 4 | 24 |
Other | 1 | 6 |
Did you believe you had sufficient funding to run planned events? | ||
Yes | 12 | 71 |
No | 5 | 29 |
What types of events were held throughout the year? | ||
Lecture series | 10 | 59 |
Surgeon Q&A/ Surgeon lifestyle night | 15 | 88 |
Resident Q&A/ Resident lifestyle night | 12 | 71 |
Residency matching information night | 9 | 53 |
Scrubbing in to operating room /sterile technique session | 6 | 35 |
Surgical skills session | 15 | 88 |
Career night | 12 | 71 |
Full day events (Eg. ‘Surgery Saturdays’ | 5 | 29 |
Other | 6 | 35 |
Who hosted the majority of events? | ||
Medical students | 8 | 47 |
Staff surgeons | 2 | 12 |
Residents | 5 | 29 |
Other | 2 | 12 |
Which event was the most successful/ best received? | ||
Surgical skills sessions | 12 | 71 |
Scrubbing in to operating room /sterile technique session | 2 | 12 |
Lecture series | 1 | 6 |
Surgeon Q&A/ Surgeon lifestyle night | 1 | 6 |
Which programs did SIG help facilitate? | ||
SEAD | 4 | 24 |
Observerships | 5 | 29 |
Transplant procurement | 0 | 0 |
On-call shifts | 1 | 6 |
Mentorship program (with residents) | 5 | 29 |
Mentorship program (with staff) | 0 | 0 |
Women in surgery | 7 | 41 |
Other | 1 | 6 |
Which advertising methods were used? | ||
12 | 71 | |
Posters | 2 | 12 |
Class announcements | 12 | 71 |
Interest group fairs | 6 | 35 |
Flyers | 0 | 0 |
Other (Facebook) | 9 | 53 |
Which form of support did you receive? | ||
Financial | 13 | 76 |
Administrative | 8 | 47 |
Promotional | 2 | 12 |
Staff surgeon liaison | 10 | 59 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Was interest in your group maintained throughout the year? | ||
Strongly Agree | 3 | 18 |
Agree | 11 | 65 |
Neutral | 3 | 18 |