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ArticleWorld journal of emergency medicine2018

Perceptions of emergency medicine residents on the quality of residency training in the United States and Saudi Arabia.

Ahmad Aalam, Mark Zocchi, Khalid Alyami, Abdullah Shalabi, Abdullah Bakhsh, Asaad Alsufyani, Abdulrahman Sabbagh, Mohammed Alshahrani, Jesse M Pines

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Ahmad AalamDepartment of Emergency Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mark ZocchiCenter for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Khalid AlyamiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah ShalabiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah BakhshDepartment of Emergency Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Asaad AlsufyaniDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Abdulrahman SabbaghDepartment of Emergency Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlshahraniDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Jesse M PinesDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundWe compare educational environments (i.e. physical, emotional and intellectual experiences) of emergency medicine (EM) residents training in the United States of America (USA) and Saudi Arabia (SA).

methodsA cross-sectional survey study was conducted using an adapted version of the validated Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM) survey instrument from April 2015 through June 2016 to compare educational environments in all emergency medicine residency programs in SA and three selected programs in the USA with a history of training Saudi physicians. Overall scores were compared across programs, and for subscales (autonomy, teaching, and social Support), using chi-squared,

resultsA total of 219 surveys were returned for 260 residents across six programs (3 SA, 3 USA), with a response rate of 84%. Program-specific response rates varied from 79%-100%. All six residencies were qualitatively rated as "more positive than negative but room for improvement". Quantitative PHEEM scores for the USA programs were significantly higher: 118.7 compared to 109.9 for SA,

conclusionEM residents in all three emergency medicine residency programs in SA and the three USA programs studied perceive their training as high quality in general, but with room for improvements. USA residency programs scored higher in overall quality. This was driven by more favorable perceptions of role autonomy and teaching. Understanding how residents perceive their programs may help drive targeted quality improvement efforts.

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Emergency medicine residentsResidency trainingSaudi ArabiaUnited States of America

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PMID29290889
PMCPMC5717376

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