Staff survey

1. Feedback Across the Medical Hierarchy in Psychiatry Postgraduate educations

As part of our quality improvement project, this survey is intended to identify ways in which trainees’ ability to give feedback to their supervisors can be improved. Improving this line of feedback has the potential to enhance the quality of the resident teaching and help develop supervisors' teaching skills.

Participation in this survey is completely voluntary, anonymous, and confidential. Only pooled and summarized results from this data will be used.

Thank you for your participation!

1. How long have you been supervising residents?

How long have you been supervising residents? < 5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years

20 years

2. Over the past year, how many hours do you spend on average each week supervising residents?

Over the past year, how many hours do you spend on average each week supervising residents?

3. What is the context of your supervisory role? (check all that may apply)

What is the context of your supervisory role? (check all that may apply) Psychotherapy

Core residents

Senior selectives/electives

Other (please specify)

4. Gender

Gender Male

Female

5. In your current role, please rank the following aspects of your career according to importance:

	(1=most important)
Research	In your current role, please rank the following aspects of your career according to importance: Research (1=most important)
Supervision/teaching	Supervision/teaching (1=most important)
Administration	Administration (1=most important)
Clinical work	Clinical work (1=most important)

6. How often do you give feedback to your residents:

How often do you give feedback to your residents: Never

Only at mid-term and end of rotation

Ongoing informal feedback at least once per month

Ongoing informal feedback at almost every encounter with resident

7. How often do you elicit feedback about your supervision from residents:

How often do you elicit feedback about your supervision from residents: Never

Only at mid-term and end of rotation

At least once per month

At almost every encounter with resident

8. Supervisors can facilitate a resident’s development in different ways. What do you think are the most important roles? Please rank from 1 - 5.

	1 = most important
Career counseling	Supervisors can facilitate a resident’s development in different ways. What do you think are the most important roles? Please rank from 1 - 5. Career counseling 1 = most important
Emotional support	Emotional support 1 = most important
Medical expert (teaching interviewing, diagnosis, communication, management, treatment, etc.)	Medical expert (teaching interviewing, diagnosis, communication, management, treatment, etc.) 1 = most important
Mentorship	Mentorship 1 = most important
Scholarship (teaching critical evaluation of the literature, research opportunities, etc)	Scholarship (teaching critical evaluation of the literature, research opportunities, etc) 1 = most important

Other (please specify)

9. What kind of feedback do you think would be useful? Please rank in order of importance from 1 - 5.

	1= most imortant
Clinical expertise	What kind of feedback do you think would be useful? Please rank in order of importance from 1 - 5. Clinical expertise 1= most imortant
Mentoring	Mentoring 1= most imortant
Flexibility of teaching style	Flexibility of teaching style 1= most imortant
Availability as a teacher	Availability as a teacher 1= most imortant
Emotional support for the resident	Emotional support for the resident 1= most imortant

Other (please specify)

10. How useful is the informal, face-to-face feedback you receive from residents:

	(1) Not at all useful	(2)	(3) Somewhat useful	(4)	(5) Very useful
Please select:	*How useful is the informal, face-to-face feedback you receive from residents: Please select: (1) Not at all useful	Please select: (2)	Please select: (3) Somewhat useful	Please select: (4)	Please select: (5) Very useful

11. How comfortable do you think residents feel in giving you honest feedback?

	(1) Not at all comfortable	(2)	(3) Somewhat	(4)	(5) Very comfortable
Please select:	*How comfortable do you think residents feel in giving you honest feedback? Please select: (1) Not at all comfortable	Please select: (2)	Please select: (3) Somewhat	Please select: (4)	Please select: (5) Very comfortable

12. There are many potential barriers that could make it difficult for residents to give supervisors honest feedback.

In you opinion, how much of a barrier are the following:

	(1) Not at all	(2)	(3) Somewhat	(4)	(5) Very much
Fear about implications for resident’s individual evaluation	*There are many potential barriers that could make it difficult for residents to give supervisors honest feedback. In you opinion, how much of a barrier are the following: Fear about implications for resident’s individual evaluation (1) Not at all	Fear about implications for resident’s individual evaluation (2)	Fear about implications for resident’s individual evaluation (3) Somewhat	Fear about implications for resident’s individual evaluation (4)	Fear about implications for resident’s individual evaluation (5) Very much
Power imbalance	Power imbalance (1) Not at all	Power imbalance (2)	Power imbalance (3) Somewhat	Power imbalance (4)	Power imbalance (5) Very much
Residents can’t be bothered to give useful feedback	Residents can’t be bothered to give useful feedback (1) Not at all	Residents can’t be bothered to give useful feedback (2)	Residents can’t be bothered to give useful feedback (3) Somewhat	Residents can’t be bothered to give useful feedback (4)	Residents can’t be bothered to give useful feedback (5) Very much
Residents do not believe that supervisors will value the feedback	Residents do not believe that supervisors will value the feedback (1) Not at all	Residents do not believe that supervisors will value the feedback (2)	Residents do not believe that supervisors will value the feedback (3) Somewhat	Residents do not believe that supervisors will value the feedback (4)	Residents do not believe that supervisors will value the feedback (5) Very much
Some supervisors are intimidating	Some supervisors are intimidating (1) Not at all	Some supervisors are intimidating (2)	Some supervisors are intimidating (3) Somewhat	Some supervisors are intimidating (4)	Some supervisors are intimidating (5) Very much
Time is not allotted to giving feedback	Time is not allotted to giving feedback (1) Not at all	Time is not allotted to giving feedback (2)	Time is not allotted to giving feedback (3) Somewhat	Time is not allotted to giving feedback (4)	Time is not allotted to giving feedback (5) Very much

Other (please specify)

13. In your opinion, how important are the following factors in helping residents feel more comfortable giving honest face-to-face feedback?

	(1) Not at all	(2)	(3) Somewhat	(4)	(5) Very much
Asking for feedback about specific aspects of supervision (i.e. how am I in terms of availability?)	*In your opinion, how important are the following factors in helping residents feel more comfortable giving honest face-to-face feedback? Asking for feedback about specific aspects of supervision (i.e. how am I in terms of availability?) (1) Not at all	Asking for feedback about specific aspects of supervision (i.e. how am I in terms of availability?) (2)	Asking for feedback about specific aspects of supervision (i.e. how am I in terms of availability?) (3) Somewhat	Asking for feedback about specific aspects of supervision (i.e. how am I in terms of availability?) (4)	Asking for feedback about specific aspects of supervision (i.e. how am I in terms of availability?) (5) Very much
Asking for feedback in an open-ended manner	Asking for feedback in an open-ended manner (1) Not at all	Asking for feedback in an open-ended manner (2)	Asking for feedback in an open-ended manner (3) Somewhat	Asking for feedback in an open-ended manner (4)	Asking for feedback in an open-ended manner (5) Very much
Asking regularly for feedback	Asking regularly for feedback (1) Not at all	Asking regularly for feedback (2)	Asking regularly for feedback (3) Somewhat	Asking regularly for feedback (4)	Asking regularly for feedback (5) Very much
Being flexible and receptive	Being flexible and receptive (1) Not at all	Being flexible and receptive (2)	Being flexible and receptive (3) Somewhat	Being flexible and receptive (4)	Being flexible and receptive (5) Very much
Having the psychiatry program offer training in how to effectively give feedback	Having the psychiatry program offer training in how to effectively give feedback (1) Not at all	Having the psychiatry program offer training in how to effectively give feedback (2)	Having the psychiatry program offer training in how to effectively give feedback (3) Somewhat	Having the psychiatry program offer training in how to effectively give feedback (4)	Having the psychiatry program offer training in how to effectively give feedback (5) Very much
Providing the resident with regular honest feedback	Providing the resident with regular honest feedback (1) Not at all	Providing the resident with regular honest feedback (2)	Providing the resident with regular honest feedback (3) Somewhat	Providing the resident with regular honest feedback (4)	Providing the resident with regular honest feedback (5) Very much
Setting aside ample time for supervision	Setting aside ample time for supervision (1) Not at all	Setting aside ample time for supervision (2)	Setting aside ample time for supervision (3) Somewhat	Setting aside ample time for supervision (4)	Setting aside ample time for supervision (5) Very much

Other (please specify)

14. When residents give feedback, what is the ratio of positive to negative feedback?

When residents give feedback, what is the ratio of positive to negative feedback? 10% negative: 90% positive

25% negative: 75% positive

50% negative: 50% positive

75% negative: 25% positive

90% negative: 10% positive

15. Would you appreciate getting more constructive feedback from your residents?

Would you appreciate getting more constructive feedback from your residents? Yes

16. Any additional comments?

Any additional comments?

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1. Feedback Across the Medical Hierarchy in Psychiatry Postgraduate educations

1. How long have you been supervising residents?

2. Over the past year, how many hours do you spend on average each week supervising residents?

3. What is the context of your supervisory role? (check all that may apply)

4. Gender

5. In your current role, please rank the following aspects of your career according to importance:

6. How often do you give feedback to your residents:

7. How often do you elicit feedback about your supervision from residents:

8. Supervisors can facilitate a resident’s development in different ways. What do you think are the most important roles? Please rank from 1 - 5.

9. What kind of feedback do you think would be useful? Please rank in order of importance from 1 - 5.

10. How useful is the informal, face-to-face feedback you receive from residents:

11. How comfortable do you think residents feel in giving you honest feedback?

12. There are many potential barriers that could make it difficult for residents to give supervisors honest feedback. In you opinion, how much of a barrier are the following:

13. In your opinion, how important are the following factors in helping residents feel more comfortable giving honest face-to-face feedback?

14. When residents give feedback, what is the ratio of positive to negative feedback?

15. Would you appreciate getting more constructive feedback from your residents?

16. Any additional comments?

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12. There are many potential barriers that could make it difficult for residents to give supervisors honest feedback.

In you opinion, how much of a barrier are the following: