PHEEM 'Downunder'

Abstract

Background: The use of the Postgraduate Hospital Education Environment Measure (PHEEM) has been previously described in this journal. Aims: We established a nine-hospital project to test the acceptability of the PHEEM in Australia. Method: We adapted the language of some items in the PHEEM in order to localize the terminology (such as 'beeped'/'paged') and adjusted the demographics section to facilitate tracking of individual hospitals in the project. Results: Over two years, more than 400 PHEEMs were returned. Eight of the nine hospitals have an educational environment that is 'more positive than negative but with room for improvement'. One has an 'excellent' environment. None are in the tw..