Research Article

A Comparison between Emergency Medicine Residency Training Programs in the United States and Saudi Arabia from the Residents’ Perception

Table 1

Percent of residents answering agree or strongly agree to survey items.

Survey question% answering agree or strongly agree value
US ResidentsSA Residents

Education
 Residency program is adequately training me for written/oral board exams92.1%60.0%<0.05
 Residency program is adequately preparing me to incorporate EBM in my practice 97.4%90.0% NS
 Residency program is preparing me to competently manage critically ill patients100.0%100.0% NS
 Residency program is preparing me to competently manage multiple trauma patients simultaneously97.4%83.3%<0.05
 Residency program is preparing me to competently manage critically ill pediatric patients 73.7%79.3% NS
 Residency program is teaching me to utilize diagnostic studies97.4%90.0% NS
 My residency program devotes at least 4 hours/week to academic activity100.0%100.0% NS
 Weekly academic activities are beneficial and relevant to daily clinical practice97.4%83.3%<0.05
 Easy access to multiple educational resources100.0%69.0%<0.05
Clinical skills
 Program provides opportunities for competency in bedside ultrasound100.0%93.3% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in emergency thoracotomy100.0%100.0% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in thoracostomy100.0%100.0% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in intubation100.0%100.0% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in difficult airway procedure100.0%80.0% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in nasotracheal intubation 52.6%42.3% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in cricothyrotomy89.5%51.7%<0.05
 Program provides opportunities for competency in intraosseous infusion100.0%93.3% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in pericardiocentesis78.9%48.3%<0.05
 Program provides opportunities for competency in vaginal deliveries97.4%70.0%<0.05
 Program provides opportunities for competency in procedural sedation97.4%100.0% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in orthopedic reduction/dislocation92.1%100.0% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in pediatric intubation81.1%76.7% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in pediatric resuscitation100.0%93.3% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in central line placement100.0%100.0% NS
 Program provides opportunities for competency in cardiac pacing92.1%73.3%<0.05
 Residency program has a simulation lab (answered “yes”)100.0%36.7%<0.05
Work environment
 No. of patients/hour (answered “>2 patients/hour”)2.6%56.7%<0.05
 How sufficient is faculty supervision? (Ranked “slightly sufficient or above”)100.0%96.6% NS
 How interested are faculty and staff in your residency education? (Ranked “at least slightly interested or above”)100.0%96.6% NS
 Ranked “very interested or extremely interested”92.1%51.7%<0.05
 Are able to evaluate faculty at least once per year (answered “yes”)100.0%66.7%<0.05