The level of trainees' mental strain and their flow experience did not differ between LFM and HFS training sessions.
There was also a tendency to overestimate the skill level of trainees - for instance, it was also clear that 5 days is not enough to train counselors.
An important consideration is, 'Does the level of trainees' exposure to chronic disease matter?' Authors and commentators certainly think so [ 20, 31].
Future training opportunities will need to carefully assess the size and the current proficiency level of trainees to provide adequate staff and training time.
To this end close cooperation between psychiatrists and medics is required which should be promoted not only at a senior level but also at the level of trainees and hospital interns [ 33].
(Current OOPE participant, rural hospital, inland KZN) "Career wise it would be a lot better if I were to pick obs and gynae [obstetrics and gynaecology], I'm already so many years ahead of the similar level of trainees back in the UK.
Our trainee led & delivered programme resulted in improved levels of trainee confidence, high levels of satisfaction & provided a legacy of teaching opportunity for trainees within the unit.
Relationships with trainee involvement were complex: a high degree of trainee involvement (hands-on >50% of the case) was associated with higher success (OR 1.58) than not having a trainee, whereas low levels of trainee involvement were associated with failure.
Twelve percent of respondents reported education activity with all six levels of trainee (Undergraduate (UG), Foundation Years 1 and 2 (FY2, FY2), Core Trainee (CT), Speciality Trainee (ST) and General Practice (GP) (Table 1).
