A Comprehensive Outpatient Pediatric Resident Complex Care Curriculum.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pediatric resident training typically prepares learners to care for children with medical complexity (CMC) when acutely ill; however, residents often do not receive formal primary care training for this population. We designed a curriculum to improve pediatric resident knowledge, skills, and behavior when providing a medical home for CMC.

Methods

Guided by Kolb's experiential cycle, we designed and offered a complex care curriculum as a block elective to pediatric residents and pediatric hospital medicine fellows. Participating trainees completed a prerotation assessment to establish baseline skills and self-reported behaviors (SRB) and four pretests to document baseline knowledge and skills. Residents viewed online didactic lectures weekly. During four half-day

SUBMITTER: Kaushik R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326167 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature