Table 1 Demographic information. Post-graduate year (PGY); Standard deviation (SD)

Sex

 Male

11 (48%)

8 (57%)

3 (33%)

 Female

12 (52%)

6 (43%)

6 (67%)

PGY-level

 1

4 (17%)

-

-

 2

7 (30%)

-

-

 3

3 (13%)

-

-

 4

6 (26%)

-

-

 5

3 (13%)

-

-

Comfort with middle ear anatomy (mean ± SD)

4.8 ± 2.2

3.6 ± 1.9

6.7 ± 0.7

Estimated # of middle ear surgeries

 0–5

11 (48%)

11 (79%)

0 (0%)

 6–10

4 (17%)

2 (14%)

2 (22%)

 11–30

3 (13%)

1 (7%)

2 (22%)

 > 30

5 (22%)

0 (0%)

5 (56%)

Preferred learning resource:

–

Textbooks/anatomy atlases

22 (96%)

13 (93%)

9 (100%)

Lecture material

19 (83%)

11 (79%)

8 (89%)

Intraoperative experience

14 (61%)

6 (43%)

8 (89%)