Assessment of medical interns opinion about education in surgery courses in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Background. Educational curriculum assessment is an integral part for educational programs of Ministry of Health and Medical Education. The present survey, studies the situation of education for interns in surgery ward of AlZahra Hospital. Methods. This study is an analytic survey which was performed on 123 medical interns who passed their surgery courses in Alzahra Hospital in the year 2000. In order to evaluate their opinion about education in surgery department, a questionnaire including 13 variants was completed and was finally analyzed. Results. Mean of the scores was 11.23±42.4. Four main factors including education in operating room, education in emergency ward, residents attitude towards interns in regard to education and interns evaluation method were the most important factors in changing the overall score (P=0/05). Conclusion. Considering the efficiency of education in operating room, it is recommended to improve this kind of education by applying necessary changes in order to achieve a higher quality education in surgery department.