For the first time since the implementation of the Danish national medical educational reform in 2004 the effects on the educational programme are investigated by means of a nation-wide questionnaire. Mandatory concepts introduced with the educational reform such as supervisor involvement, appraisal meetings and personal learning plans are almost completely implemented in the anaesthesiological departments. Doctors, who do not currently undertake specialist training, were also contented with the implementation. The educational climate is reported to be of high standards. Hopefully, this survey can inspire other specialities to identify how education can be improved.