Development of a Chief Resident Medical Procedure Service: a 10-Year Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lack of experienced faculty to supervise internal medicine (IM) residents is a significant barrier to establishing a medical procedure service (MPS).

Aim

Describe the development and 10-year outcomes of an MPS led by IM chief residents.

Setting

University-based IM residency program affiliated with a county and Veterans Affairs hospital.

Participants

Categorical IM interns (n=320) and 4^th-year IM chief residents (n=48) from 2011 to 2022.

Program description

The MPS operated on weekdays, 8 am-5 pm. After training and sign-off by the MPS director, chief residents trained and supervised interns in ultrasound-guided procedures during a 4-week rotation.

Program evaluation

From 2011 to 2022, our MPS received 5967 consults and 4465 (

SUBMITTER: Nathanson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10593632 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature