{"id":72424,"date":"2024-03-25T11:13:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T03:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/taps\/?post_type=issues&p=72424"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T02:15:00","slug":"perceptions-of-the-learning-environment-in-ophthalmology-residency-training-a-mixed-method-study","status":"publish","type":"issues","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/taps\/issues\/perceptions-of-the-learning-environment-in-ophthalmology-residency-training-a-mixed-method-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Perceptions of the learning environment in ophthalmology residency training: A mixed method study"},"content":{"rendered":"

Submitted: 1 July 2023
\r\nAccepted: 24 October 2023
\r\nPublished online: 2 April, TAPS 2024, 9(2), 39-50
\r\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.29060\/TAPS.2024-9-2\/OA3074<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Muhammad Irfan Kamaruddin1,2<\/sup>, Andi Alfian Zainuddin1,3<\/sup>, Berti Nelwan1,4<\/sup>, Sri Asriyani1,5<\/sup>, Firdaus Hamid1,6<\/sup>, Tenri Esa1,7<\/sup> & Irawan Yusuf1,8<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\r\n

1<\/span><\/sup><\/i>Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia; 2<\/sup>Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia; 3<\/sup>Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia; 4<\/sup>Department of Pathology Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia; 5<\/sup>Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia; 6<\/sup>Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia; 7<\/sup>Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia; 8<\/sup>Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n

Abstract <\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n

Introduction:<\/span><\/b> A good learning environment (LE) will affect the quality and standard of the learning process, student performance, and the outcome of the curriculum as well as predictor of the quality of health services. Our study aims to assess residents\u2019 perception of the LE in Ophthalmology training programs for future improvement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Methods:<\/span><\/b> Mixed method with an explanatory sequential design was implemented in this study using the Post-graduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM) as a quantitative approach and open-ended questions collaborated with focus group discussion (FGD) as a qualitative measurement. A comparison of the quantitative data was made using parametric and non-parametric analyses. Thematic analyses were performed for qualitative data. Integration of quantitative and qualitative data was done by connecting both data.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Results:<\/span><\/b> Fifty-three residents participated in this survey. The mean age was 30.96\u00b12.18 years old, 64.15% were female and 77.36% are at the internship stage. The mean score of overall PHEEM was 123.40 \u00b112.35, indicated an excellent LE, while the mean score of perceptions of role autonomy, perceptions of teaching, and perceptions of social support were 42.57\u00b14.62, 47.75\u00b14.84 and 33.08\u00b14.15, respectively. There is no significant difference between gender and study period with the perception of LE. Thematic analysis from qualitative data reveals six positive and five negative perception themes. All discovered themes confirmed concordance with the result of LE perception.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Conclusion:<\/span><\/b> Learning environment perception in the ophthalmology residency program was excellent and essential for the student’s skills and performance quality. Some specific areas still need improvement strategies for institutional development.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Keywords<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Learning Environment, PHEEM, Ophthalmology, Residency, Mixed Method<\/span><\/i> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Practice Highlights<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n