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Barriers to Advanced Endoscopy Training
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1.
What country are you from
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2.
What country are you working in now?
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3.
What is your gender?
(Required.)
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4.
What is your ethnicity/race?
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American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian or Asian American
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Middle Eastern or North African
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
White
Another race
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5.
How many years have you been performing endoscopy?
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0-5
6-10
11-15
>15
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6.
Are you an independent endoscopist? (Not requiring supervision to practice endoscopy)
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Yes
No
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7.
How many years since you completed training in diagnostic endoscopy?
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0-5
6-10
11-15
>15
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8.
Have you had any breaks in your endoscopy training/performance, ie career break, maternity leave, academic leave?
(Required.)
Yes
No
9.
If yes, how long cumulatively have you spent out of a post where you were scoping regularly?
<1 year
1-3 years
>3 years
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10.
Are you currently or have you previously been in a leadership role in your department?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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11.
Do you have any dependents? (example: children or parent for whom you provide financial support)
(Required.)
Yes
No
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12.
Do you currently have a partner?
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Yes
No
13.
If you currently have a partner, are they in full time employment?
Yes
No
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14.
Does your unit have a structured advanced endoscopy training programme?
(Required.)
Yes
No
15.
Which procedures do you perform?
Diagnostic EUS
Therapeutic EUS
Basic ERCP (eg stones, main duct strictures)
Complex ERCP (eg hilar strictures, post surgical anatomy)
Endoscopic Submucosal Resection >2cm
Lower GI Third Space Endoscopy
Upper GI Third Space Endoscopy
16.
Are you an independent advanced endoscopist in the procedures you have ticked above? (Practicing without supervision)
Yes
No
Not all
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17.
Are there endoscopy fellows in your centre? (Qualified/certified gastroenterologists/surgeons undertaking subspecialist training in advanced endoscopy)
(Required.)
Yes
No
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18.
What volume of HPB (Hepato-biliary endoscopy) cases does your centre perform each year?
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<100
100-300
300-500
500-1000
>1000
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19.
What volume of
non-HPB
advanced endoscopy cases does your centre perform each year?
(Required.)
<100
100-300
300-500
500-1000
>1000
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20.
Have you had a mentor in advanced endoscopy? (Note mentor, not trainer)
(Required.)
Yes
No
21.
Was/Is your mentor male or female?
Male
Female
I have had both
22.
Did you experience differences between a male and a female mentor? Provide examples below
23.
Has your mentor helped advance your career, in your opinion?
Yes
No
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24.
Has having family commitments held you back or delayed your career progression?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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25.
Have your career commitments held you back/delayed you in having a family?
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Yes
No
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26.
What type of hospital are you primarily based in?
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Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
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27.
Is your institution active in clinical/academic research in gastroenterology?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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28.
Who performs general endoscopy in your unit?(please select all that apply)
(Required.)
Gastroenterologists
Surgeons
Nurse endoscopists
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29.
What percentage, roughly, of endoscopists in your unit are female?
(Required.)
<10%
10-25%
25-50%
>50%
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30.
How many hours do you work per week?
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<20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
>60
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31.
I feel negative about my work
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All the time
Most days
Some days
Occasionally
Never
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32.
I feel emotionally drained by my work
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All the time
Most days
Some days
Occasionally
Never
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33.
After work, I feel worn out
(Required.)
All the time
Most days
Some days
Occasionally
Never
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34.
I am able to maintain hobbies outside of work
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Yes
No
Sometimes
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35.
In your opinion, has your gender held you back in developing your advanced endoscopy career or position in your department?
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Yes
No
Maybe
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36.
Do you think you are offered the same career development opportunities as male/female colleagues?
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Yes
No
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37.
Do you think you are offered career development opportunities
at the same time
as male/female colleagues?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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38.
Would you recommend a career in GI to other male/female physicians?
(Required.)
Yes
No