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Cross-sectional study of the financial cost of training to the surgical trainee in the UK and Ireland. O'Callaghan J, Mohan H M, Sharrock A et al. Childcare, relocating and textbooks were listed as additional costs incurred.Ĭonclusion A standardised, transparent and more substantial financial support system is required for dental specialty trainees. Annual obligatory costs of up to £4,142 and a mean average spend of £9,240 on courses and £2,830 on conferences were reported. Trainees reported vast disparities in financial support across deaneries, with an overall average study budget of £687. Of these, only 4.5% were fully funded and nearly half received no funding at all. Sixty-eight percent had enrolled on a postgraduate degree, or other higher qualification, during their training. Results A total of 43 (96%) oral surgery trainees responded to the survey.
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The survey consisted of open free text, binomial and variable scale responses related to the cost of training. Methods A 22-question online survey using SurveyGizmo was developed and emailed to all current UK and Ireland oral surgery trainees from 2016-2019. Furthermore, there are other non-monetary costs to consider, including poor work-life balance and the burden of training on home life. Background Following graduation, training costs for an individual trainee to achieve completion of specialist surgical training has been estimated to be between £20,000 to £71,431, and is expected to rise.