The Nightmares Course: A Longitudinal, Multidisciplinary, Simulation-Based Curriculum to Train and Assess Resident Competence in Resuscitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postgraduate medical education programs would benefit from a robust process for training and assessment of competence in resuscitation early in residency.

Objective

To describe and evaluate the Nightmares Course, a novel, competency-based, transitional curriculum and assessment program in resuscitation medicine at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Methods

First-year residents participated in the longitudinal Nightmares Course at Queen's University during the 2015-2016 academic year. An expert working group developed the entrustable professional activity and curricular design for the course. Formative feedback was provided following each simulation-based session, and we employed a summative objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) util

SUBMITTER: McMurray L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5559248 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature