Table 3 Factors related to the prevalence of NOTSS in surgical rotations of the medicine degree in Spanish universities

University type

Public (n = 34)

Private (n = 6)

2,6 ± 3

0,8 ± 1

0,002

Private Funding:

High perfornance (n = 11)

Intermediate performance (n = 12)

Low performance (n = 11)

1,2 ± 1

1,8 ± 2

3,2 ± 3

0,133

University size^b

Small (n = 27)

Large (n = 13)

1,9 ± 2

3,2 ± 4

0,082

Foreingn Faculty

High performance (n = 12)

Intermediate performance (n = 19)

Low performance (n = 2)

2,5 ± 4

2,4 ± 2

3,5 ± 5

0,794

Faculty Qualification

High performance (n = 11)

Intermediate performance (n = 13)

Low performance (n = 13)

2,8 ± 4

2,7 ± 3

1,5 ± 2

0,607

International Publications

High performance (n = 14)

Intermediate performance (n = 14)

Low performance (n = 10)

2,5 ± 4

2,2 ± 3

2,3 ± 2

0,969

Innovative teaching methods

High performance (n = 8)

Intermediate performance (n = 6)

Low performance (n = 8)

2,1 ± 2

2,7 ± 3

1,1 ± 1

0,569

International Research Funding

High performance (n = 13)

Intermediate performance (n = 16)

Low performance (n = 4)

2,0 ± 3

1,7 ± 1

3,3 ± 3

0,244

Publications per faculty member

High performance (n = 14)

Intermediate performance (n = 12)

Low performance (n = 11)

2,6 ± 4

2,4 ± 3

1,8 ± 2

0,873

Regional Publications

High performance (n = 10)

Intermediate performance (n = 14)

Low performance (n = 14)

1,3 ± 2

2,5 ± 2

2,9 ± 4

0,415

Normalized Impact of Publications

High performance (n = 10)

Intermediate performance (n = 14)

Low performance (n = 14)

1,7 ± 2

1,5 ± 1

3,6 ± 4

0,117

Regional Research Funding

High performance (n = 12)

Intermediate performance (n = 12)

Low performance (n = 9)

2,2 ± 2

2,0 ± 3

1,8 ± 2

0,342

Highly Cited Publications:

High performance (n = 10)

Intermediate performance (n = 14)

Low performance (n = 14)

1,4 ± 2

2,6 ± 4

2,7 ± 3

0,517

Affiliation Rate with Social Security after One Year

High performance (n = 3)

Intermediate performance (n = 2)

Low performance (n = 4)

1,3 ± 2

3.5 ± 5

0,5 ± 1

0,529