assessing the educational climate in operating rooms at teaching hospitals affiliated with birjand university of medical sciences from the perspectives of operating room and anesthesiology students

Background: the educational environment is defined as the academic atmosphere within a university from the perspectives of all its members, and the clinical environment, as an indispensable and vital component of clinical education, plays a crucial role in achieving educational goals.objectives: the present study aimed to assess the educational environment of operating rooms in teaching hospitals affiliated with birjand university of medical sciences.methods: this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 266 undergraduate operating room and anesthesiology students at birjand university of medical sciences in 2023. sampling was performed in a convenience and purposeful manner from eligible educational departments. the iranian measure of operating theater educational climate (imotec) questionnaire was employed for data collection. data were analyzed using mann-whitney u and kruskal-wallis tests in spss software at a 95% confidence level.results: the mean score of the operating room educational climate was assessed as favorable (68.68 ± 19.48). among the demographic variables, it was reported that age and academic semester had significant relationships with the mean score of the operating room educational climate (p = 0.026).conclusion: most operating room and anesthesiology students at birjand university of medical sciences perceived the operating room educational climate as favorable. however, it is advisable for responsible authorities to make decisions that improve the quality of education and minimize educational disparities across centers.