In order to increase the efficiency of learning in the field of medicine,
people have to be evaluated and selected according to certain criteria.
The  present  research  aims  to  study  the  role  and  position  of
professional skills training in selecting veterinary surgeon assistants in
Iran.  This  was  a  descriptive  correlational  research.  Using  random
sampling method, ١٥٠ subjects were selected from among veterinary
professors,  students, technicians,  and surgeons working  in  hospitals,
universities  of  veterinary  medicine, specialist  veterinary  clinics,  and
offices  in  Tehran.  The  research  instruments  were  questionnaires,
validity  and  reliability  of  which  were  confirmed respectively by a
panel  of  specialist  surgeons  and  calculating  Cronbach's  alpha
coefficient  (٠.٨).  The  data  was analyzed  using  the  KolmogorovSmirnov  test,  likelihood  ratio  test,  and  Friedman  test.  The  results
showed from among the eight indicators of professional skills, ‘proper
and reasonable relationship with the patient and his attendant’ is the
most  effective  factor  in  selection  of surgeons.  Moreover,  the  lowest
index was ‘creating a safe environment without stress for the patient
and the  surgical team’. The  findings of  this  research can  be  used in
policy-making  and  planning  for  the  medicine education  system with
the purpose of evaluating and selecting veterinary surgeon residents.