What Are the Perceptions of General Surgical Trainees of Vascular Surgical Teaching Received During Their Higher Specialty Training Years in the UK?

Objective: To garner the perceptions of select general surgical trainees of vascular surgical teaching received during their higher specialty training years in the United Kingdom.

Design: An embedded mixed methods research approach, with a predominantly qualitative research framework, based on phenomenology was used to design a questionnaire and focus group consisting of a purposive criterion-based sample. All responses were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis by a single researcher.

UK palliative medicine trainees and multisource communication skills feedback: an educational tool?

Background: Multisource feedback provides ratings of a trainee doctor's performance from a range of assessors and enables 360 degree feedback on communication skills and team working behaviours. It is a tool used throughout palliative medicine training in the UK. There are limited data on the value of multisource feedback from a palliative medicine trainee perspective.