An Internal Medicine Intern Retreat to Facilitate Transition to PGME and Promote Peer Interaction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interns in the internal medicine program at American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) come from diverse educational backgrounds based on American, French, and Egyptian systems, similar to other settings in the Middle East. To help this diverse group of trainees integrate into their new role, the institution launched an intern retreat in 2014 and repeated the event 3 times to date.

Objective

We describe the experience with the AUBMC intern retreat and discuss the format and interns' perceptions of the benefits of the event.

Methods

The retreat was divided into workshops and team-building sessions. Workshop topics focused on communication, teamwork, time management, survival tips, patient-physician interaction, and resident well-being. Fun activiti

SUBMITTER: Ghazal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6697278 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature