| Do you agree or disagree with the following reasons for not undertaking OOP-E? | Strongly agree/agree | Strongly disagree/disagree | Strongly agree/agree | Strongly disagree/disagree | |
| Financial cost | 72.1% (196) | 21.3% (58) | 69.7% (115) | 21.2% (35) | |
| Personal choice | 75.8% (206) | 11.7% (32) | 81.8% (135) | 10.3% (17) | |
| Pre-existing debt | 42.6% (116) | 33.3% (55) | 52.7% (87) | 33.3% (55) | 0.48 |
| Little perceived career benefit | 9.5% (26) | 73.6% (200) | 23% (38) | 64.9% (107) | |
| Do you believe that OOP-E/OOP-R will be important in the future? | |||||
| Yes | 80.9% (220) | 88.9% (144) | 0.03 | ||
| No | 19.1% (52) | 11.1% (18) | |||
| Extra to 2016 survey | |||||
| Do you currently hold a GCP certificate? | |||||
| Yes | 63.0% (104) | ||||
| No | 37.0% (61) | ||||
| Have you recruited into a CRN portfolio research study? | |||||
| Yes | 47.3% (78) | ||||
| No | 52.7% (87) | ||||
| Do you have a peer-reviewed publication within the last 2 years? | |||||
| Yes | 64.2% (106) | ||||
| No | 35.8% (59) | ||||
| Are you aware of the academic training programme? | |||||
| Yes | 67.3% (111) | ||||
| No | 32.7% (54) | ||||
| Do you feel a web-based BSG directory of OOP-E/OOP-R opportunities would be beneficial? | |||||
| Yes | 89.4% (144) | ||||
| No | 10.6% (17) | ||||
| Do you believe developing regional trainee-led networks is important? | |||||
| Yes | 91.1% (144) | ||||
| No | 8.9% (14) | ||||
| Would you like to get involved in such networks? | |||||
| Yes | 74.7% (118) | ||||
| No | 8.9% (14) | ||||
| Unsure | 16.5% (26) | ||||
AASLD, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease; AGA, American Gastroenterological Association; BAPEN, British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition; BASL, British Association for the Study of the Liver; BSG, British Society of Gastroenterology; CCT, Certificate of Completion of Training; CRN, Clinical Research Network; CRUK, Cancer Research UK; EASL, European Association for the Study of the Liver; GCP, Good Clinical Practice; GIM, General Internal Medicine; LAS, Locum Appointment for Service; LAT, Locum Appointment for Training; MD, medical doctorate; MRC, Medical Research Council; NHS, National Health Service; NIHR, National Institute for Health Research; NTN, national training number; OOP-E/OOP-R, out-of-programme experiences/research; PhD, Doctor of Philosophy; RCP, Royal College of Physicians; ST, specialty training.