Background and Goal of Study: One of the main features of the Ukrainian system of
postgraduate training in anaesthesiology is its extremely short duration - 2 years compared to 4 years in the Europe. The aim of our study is to identify and compare a level of satisfaction in postgraduate training and the readiness for independent working after residency among anaesthesiologists in Ukraine and in Europe.
Materials and methods: During European Congress “Euroanaesthesia-2015” Ukrainian
delegation participated in an educational project “National Village” and represented the system of postgraduate education in Ukraine. Additionally, at the Ukrainian stand we offered delegates a short survey, which consisted of 5 questions about their postgraduate training (estimation was from 1 to 10 points in each). The same survey was conducted in Ukraine.
Results and discussion: Among 156 anaesthesiologists who were surveyed on ESA congress 105 were from Europe and 51 - guests from other continents. The control group consisted of 10 Ukrainian clinicians. Term of work in a specialty anaesthesiology including residency training was about 17,7 ± 11,2 years for European respondents and 15,0 ± 8,7 years for Ukrainian. Term of their residency was indicated as an average 4,5 years by European doctors and 1,9 years by Ukrainian. European anaesthesiologists have evaluated their satisfaction from postgraduate training as 7,8 ± 1,8 points on a 10-points scale, similar as Ukrainian ones - 7,5 ± 2,0. The readiness to independent working along right after finishing residency was evaluated by European doctors as 8,1 ± 1,7 points, whereas the readiness of Ukrainian respondents was lower - 7,1 ± 2,1 (p < 0,001, t-test). 25% among European and 18% of Ukrainian doctors preferred to have the separate residency in anaesthesiology and in intensive therapy. The same level of satisfaction with postgraduate training in European countries and in Ukraine was a surprise for us, considering the difference of the duration of residency. It could be explained by some overestimation of the residency training satisfaction by Ukrainian doctors. By the way significantly higher level of readiness to independent working after residency of European doctors justify longer duration of postgraduate training.
Conclusion: European anaesthesiologists have a longer duration of residency and their
readiness to independent working after training is higher, but the satisfaction of postgraduate training are similar.

Comparison of satisfaction with postgraduate training in anaesthesiology in European countries and Ukraine: survey of more than 200 clinicians