Another potential weakness of non-anonymised feedback is that trainees in difficulty may be more likely to avoid giving feedback all together, giving a skewed picture of the overall quality of training.
In contrast, during a road session, the route is deliberately chosen to present trainees with difficulties.
Some trainees mentioned difficulties combining tasks related to work and private life.
As stated above experienced endoscopists were available on call in case where trainees had difficulties reaching the cecum.
Case-specific variables included: trainee involvement, difficulty, ASA, sedation, inpatient/outpatient status at time of ERCP, and indications (stone, imaging abnormality, chronic pain, abnormal liver enzymes, pancreatitis, tumor ablation, and post-surgical problems).
Specific training programmes were introduced in 2008 to assist staff with conducting these assessments, as trainees had reported difficulty in completing them.
However medical trainees have many difficulties concerning research, for which reason potential remedial strategies need to be constantly developed and tested.
The difficulty for trainees in accessing trainers appropriately was also mentioned in several responses.
Like many trainees, Shuktara had some difficulty gaining access to her subjects, particularly as a woman entering a male-dominated arena.
