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Anatomy Education Environment Measurement Inventory (AEEMI): a cross-validation study in Malaysian medical schools

Hadie SNH 1 , Yusoff MSB 2 , Arifin WN 3 , Kasim F 4 , Ismail ZIM 4 , Asari MA 4 Show all authors , Abdul Manan Sulong H 5 , Hassan A 6 , Muda TFMT 6 , Bakar YIA 6 , Zamin RM 7 , Ramli ESM 8 , Hod R 9 , Talip SB 10 , Noor KMKM 11 , Merican YSYA 12 , Azmi MF 13 , Latiff AA 14 , Rushaidhi M 15

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. snurma@usm.my
  • 2 Department of Medical Education, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 3 Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 5 Integrative Medicine Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
  • 6 Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Medical Campus, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 7 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 8 Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 9 Medical Education Research and Innovation Unit (MERIU), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
  • 10 Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia
  • 11 Department of Medical Science 1, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 12 Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • 13 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 14 Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cyberjaya, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 15 Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia
BMC Med Educ, 2021 Jan 14;21(1):50.
PMID: 33446203 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02467-w

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Anatomy Education Environment Measurement Inventory (AEEMI) evaluates the perception of medical students of educational climates with regard to teaching and learning anatomy. The study aimed to cross-validate the AEEMI, which was previously studied in a public medical school, and proposed a valid universal model of AEEMI across public and private medical schools in Malaysia.

METHODS: The initial 11-factor and 132-item AEEMI was distributed to 1930 pre-clinical and clinical year medical students from 11 medical schools in Malaysia. The study examined the construct validity of the AEEMI using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.

RESULTS: The best-fit model of AEEMI was achieved using 5 factors and 26 items (χ 2 = 3300.71 (df = 1680), P

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