Supervision and feedback for junior medical staff in Australian emergency departments: Findings from the emergency medicine capacity assessment study

Abstract

Background. Clinical supervision and feedback are important for the development of competency in junior doctors. This study aimed to determine the adequacy of supervision of junior medical staff in Australian emergency departments (EDs) and perceived feedback provided. Methods. Semi-structured telephone surveys sought quantitative and qualitative data from ED Directors, Directors of Emergency Medicine Training, registrars and interns in 37 representative Australian hospitals; quantitative data were analysed with SPSS 15.0 and qualitative data subjected to content analysis identifying themes. Results. Thirty six of 37 hospitals took part. Of 233 potential interviewees, 95 (40.1%) granted inte..