Adding Nocturnal Advanced Practice Providers to an Academic Inpatient Neurology Service Improves Residents' Educational Experience.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: In the inpatient academic medical center, increased demand for clinical services often equates to an increased workload for trainees, which could have a positive or negative impact on their educational experience. In 2020, our academic medical center hired Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to provide continuous additional overnight coverage for our neurology ward teaching service. We hypothesized that adding APPs and reducing overnight clinical workload for residents would have a positive impact on resident education. Methods: We performed a mixed-methods, prospective study that included needs-assessments by residents, semi-structured interviews with both residents and APPs, and surveys to residents and nursing staff. In addition, we collected quan

SUBMITTER: Yu AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10091433 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature