Full results of the 2007 and 2016 gastroenterology trainee surveys (numbers in brackets are absolute numbers)
| 2007 | 2016 | P values | |
| Response rate | 56.7% (274/483) | 25.8% (178/690) | <0.001 |
| Male:female | 71.2%:28.8% (195/79) | 62.4%:37.6% (111/67) | 0.06 |
| Training programme | |||
| NTN | 74.1% (203) | 55.7% (98) | |
| NTN (OOPE) | 20.4% (56) | 34.1% (60) | |
| LAT/LAS | 4.7% (13) | 1.7% (3) | 0.68 |
| NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow | 0% | 1.1% (2) | |
| NIHR Clinical Lecturer | 0% | 3.4% (6) | |
| Non-NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow | 0% | 0.6% (1) | |
| Non-NIHR Clinical Lecturer | 0% | 1.7% (3) | |
| Training level | |||
| ST3 | 12.0% (33) | 9.1% (16) | |
| ST4 | 15.0% (41) | 13.6% (24) | |
| ST5 | 26.6% (73) | 29.5% (52) | 0.12 |
| ST6 | 20.4% (56) | 27.8% (49) | |
| ST7 | 13.5% (37) | 14.8% (26) | |
| ST7+ | 12.4% (34) | 5.1% (9) | |
| Organisation membership | |||
| BSG | 52.2% (143) | 94.3% (166) | |
| RCP | 78.1% (214) | 61.9% (109) | <0.01 |
| BASL | 9.5% (26) | 26.7% (47) | |
| BAPEN | Not surveyed | 6.3% (11) | |
| AGA | Not surveyed | 9.7% (17) | |
| AASLD | Not surveyed | 5.1% (9) | |
| EASL | Not surveyed | 19.3% (34) | |
| Career intentions: specialisation | |||
| Luminal gastroenterology | 26.31% (71) | 62.2% (107) | |
| Hepatology | 20.2% (55) | 11.0% (19) | 0.39 |
| Both | 39.7% (108) | 23.8% (41) | |
| Unsure | 14.0% (38) | 2.9% (5) | |
| Career intentions: career structure | |||
| NHS consultant with GIM | 59.7% (163) | 63.4% (109) | |
| NHS consultant with academic interest | 31.5% (86) | 19.2% (33) | 0.58 |
| Academic pathway | 8.8% (24) | 7.6% (13) | |
| Part-NHS/Part-university | 0% (0) | 9.9% (17) | |
| Feel that a higher degree will help get a non-academic NHS job? | |||
| Yes | 86.3% (234) | 81.4% (140) | 0.16 |
| No | 13.7% (37) | 18.6% (32) | |
| Feel that a higher degree will make you more competitive at consultant interview? | |||
| Yes | 94.1% (257) | 93.6% (161) | 0.82 |
| No | 5.9% (16) | 6.4% (11) | |
| Do you intend/have you undertaken an OOP-E/research? | |||
| Yes | 81.7% (223) | 84.9% (146) | 0.12 |
| No | 14.7% (40) | 15.1% (26) | |
| Unsure | 3.7% (10) | 0% (0) | |
| What type of OOP-E/OOP-R you intend to undertake? (can select more than one) | |||
| PhD | 47.1% (105) | 50.7% (74) | |
| MD | 49.8% (111) | 41.8% (61) | 0.42 |
| MSc | 13.0% (29) | 16.4% (24) | |
| MPhil | 1.3% (3) | 2.7% (4) | |
| Other | 15.7% (35) | 6.2% (9) | |
| When is the ideal time to undertake OOP-E/OOP-R? | |||
| Medical student | 0.7% (2) | 0.7% (1) | |
| Core training years | 2.9% (8) | 1.4% (2) | |
| ST3–ST4 | 21.3% (58) | 14.6% (21) | 0.68 |
| ST5–ST6 | 71.0% (193) | 77.8% (112) | |
| ST7+ | 2.9% (8) | 5.6% (8) | |
| Are you aware that OOP-E/OOP-R can count to CCT? | |||
| Yes | 91.1% (246) | 81.3% (117) | <0.01 |
| No | 8.9% (24) | 18.8% (27) | |
| Are you aware that deaneries discourage OOP-E/OOP-R in the final training year? | |||
| Yes | 63.0% (170) | 68.1% (98) | 0.3 |
| No | 37.0% (100) | 31.9% (46) | |
| Are you currently, or have you completed, an OOP-E/OOP-R? | |||
| Yes | 50.2% (136) | 69.4% (100) | <0.01 |
| No | 49.8% (135) | 30.6% (44) | |
| What field was research in? | |||
| Basic science | 69.9% (121) | 41.9% (49) | |
| Epidemiology | 5.8% (10) | 7.7% (9) | |
| Nutrition | 5.2% (9) | 4.3% (5) | 0.26 |
| Medical education | 4.6% (8) | 3.4% (4) | |
| Endoscopy | 4.6% (8) | 13.7% (16) | |
| Other | 9.8% (17) | 29.1% (34) | |
| What further degree did you register for? | |||
| PhD | 43.6% (61) | 52.5% (53) | |
| MD | 40.7% (57) | 40.6% (41) | 0.63 |
| MSc | 11.4% (16) | 3.0% (3) | |
| Other | 4.3% (6) | 4.0% (4) | |
| If OOP-E/OOP-R completed, has your degree been awarded? | |||
| Yes | 47.3% (35) | 56.5% (26) | 0.16 |
| No | 52.7% (39) | 43.5 (20) | |
| Fellowship application success rates | |||
| CRUK | 23.5% (4) | 42.9% (3) | |
| Wellcome | 24% (12) | 42.9% (12) | |
| CORE | 23.7% (14) | 45.5% (5) | 0.13 |
| MRC | 29.9% (23) | 50% (8) | |
| Action Medical | 7.7% (1) | 0% (0) | |
| Other | 57.5% (69) | 84% (21) | |
| Prefunded | 41.1% (39) | 75% (27) | |
| Would you be willing to move region for OOP-E/OOP-R? | |||
| Yes | 62.1% (169) | 59.7% (83) | 0.63 |
| No | 37.9% (103) | 40.3% 56) | |
| Which of the following would make you want to undertake an OOP-E/OOP-R? | |||
| Academic interest | 83.5% (227) | 79.1% (110) | |
| Career prospects | 56.3% (153) | 89.2% (124) | |
| Educational benefits | 86.0% (234) | 78.4% (103) | 0.11 |
| Travel | Not surveyed | 24.5% (34) | |
| Break from GIM/gastroenterology | 51.8% (141) | 69.8% (97) | |
| Career advice from senior | 58.1% (158) | 31.7% (44) | |