WORLD JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY

en Assessment of the Educational Environment of Plastic Surgery Training Programs in Iran using the PHEEM Questionnaire: A Cross-sectional Study تخصصي Special مقالات اصيل Original Article Background: Clinical educational environments play a substantial role in the teaching of medical residents and fellows. In order to improve the quality of clinical education, its status should be evaluated. Therefore, we aimed to inquire about the educational environment of Plastic Surgery fellows in two teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran using the Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM). Method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, Plastic Surgery fellows studying in two teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in 2022 were included. The Persian version of the PHEEM questionnaire was applied for assessing the clinical educational environment. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22. Results: Twenty six Plastic Surgery fellows were studied, 15.4% of whom were women (n=4) and 84.6% were men (n=22). The mean total score of the PHEEM questionnaire was 89.68±26.02. The highest mean score was in the teaching dimension (35.08), while the lowest mean score was in the social support dimension (25.42). Conclusion: Most dissatisfaction among Plastic Surgery fellows were in the field of social support. It is necessary to adopt proper educational policies to improve the supportive resources for Plastic Surgery fellows. Background: Clinical educational environments play a substantial role in the teaching of medical residents and fellows. In order to improve the quality of clinical education, its status should be evaluated. Therefore, we aimed to inquire about the educational environment of Plastic Surgery fellows in two teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran using the Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM). Method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, Plastic Surgery fellows studying in two teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in 2022 were included. The Persian version of the PHEEM questionnaire was applied for assessing the clinical educational environment. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22. Results: Twenty six Plastic Surgery fellows were studied, 15.4% of whom were women (n=4) and 84.6% were men (n=22). The mean total score of the PHEEM questionnaire was 89.68±26.02. The highest mean score was in the teaching dimension (35.08), while the lowest mean score was in the social support dimension (25.42). Conclusion: Most dissatisfaction among Plastic Surgery fellows were in the field of social support. It is necessary to adopt proper educational policies to improve the supportive resources for Plastic Surgery fellows.   Graduate medical education, Plastic surgery, Training program, Internship and residency 101 106 http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-843-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zohreh Khoshgoftar 100319475328460014602 100319475328460014602 No Virtual School of Medical Education and Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Soraya Shahrokh Shahraki 100319475328460014603 100319475328460014603 No Department of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, 15 Khordad Hospital, Medical College of Shahid Shirin Araghi 100319475328460014604 100319475328460014604 No Virtual School of Medical Education and Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Samaneh Tahmasebi Ghorabi 100319475328460014605 100319475328460014605 No Clinical Research Development Unit, Emam Khomeini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran Golnaz Mahmoudvand 100319475328460014606 100319475328460014606 No USERN Office, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran Arian Karimi Rouzbahani 100319475328460014607 100319475328460014607 Yes Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran