TY - JOUR AU - Austen, Thomas AU - Otter, Simon PY - 2019 DA - 2019/01/15 TI - The podiatric surgery theatre environment in the UK; is it conducive to learning? A quantitative study using the surgical theatre educational environment measure (STEEM) JO - Journal of Foot and Ankle Research SP - 4 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - In 2015 the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) reported that annotation of the register for podiatric surgery would improve the way in which risks are currently managed. The academic institutions provide the teaching environment for the ‘learnt’ Diploma in principles of podiatric surgery however the podiatric surgery departments facilitate the production of the next generation of podiatric surgeons. This research aimed to identify the major elements that contribute to the educational environment, and find and utilise a valid assessment tool which could identify discrete areas to be targeted for improvement as well as being used for monitoring of the environment. SN - 1757-1146 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-018-0312-z DO - 10.1186/s13047-018-0312-z ID - Austen2019 ER -