Impact of a Dedicated Emergency Medicine Teaching Resident Rotation at a Large Urban Academic Center.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the face of declining bedside teaching and increasing emergency department (ED) crowding, balancing education and patient care is a challenge. Dedicated shifts by teaching residents (TRs) in the ED represent an educational intervention to mitigate these difficulties. We aimed to measure the perceived learning and departmental impact created by having TR.

Methods

TRs were present in the ED from 12 pm-10 pm daily, and their primary roles were to provide the following: assist in teaching procedures, give brief "chalk talks," instruct junior trainees on interesting cases, and answer clinical questions in an evidence-based manner. This observational study included a survey of fourth-year medical students (MSs), residents and faculty at an academic ED. Surveys meas

SUBMITTER: Ahn J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4786233 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature