Asking what do residents value most: a recent overview of internal medicine residents' learning preferences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the preferred learning experiences of today's internal medicine residents. We conducted a survey of the educational experiences in an internal medicine residency to determine the learning opportunities internal medicine residents value most and why.

Methods

An online, anonymous survey of 182 internal medicine residents was performed, with each resident receiving a survey each day over nine days. Participants were asked to state their most valuable learning experience over the past day, describe why it was valuable, and rank it on a 5-point Likert-type scale. Resident free-text responses were coded and grouped into themes. The location of and participants in the experience were also examined.

Results

The 182 residents completed a total

SUBMITTER: Caton JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6040631 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature