title: A new instrument for residency program evaluation.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to develop a comprehensive program evaluation instrument. Following pilot work with residents, a 69-item instrument consisting of statements with 5-point strongly agree to strongly disagree response options was distributed to 107 residents; 104 responded. Psychometric analyses revealed no ceiling or floor effects; 9 items were deleted. There were three subscales: workload (19 items; alpha = .76); educational environment (29 items; alpha = .72) and lifestyle issues (12 items; alpha = .62). Mean item scores were significantly higher for educational environment (3.53; SD 0.28) than for workload (2.78; SD 0.39) and lifestyle (2.96; SD 0.42). Items with the lowest scores reflected issues that were largely fixable. The 60-item instrument appears to be psychometrically sound, comprehensive, and exportable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bellini
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shea
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Asch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires