Resident-run urology clinics: A tool for use in competency-based medical education for teaching and assessing transition-to-practice skills.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In a competency-based approach to resident education, a component of training should focus on skills needed for the transition from residency to independent practice. The ability to run an outpatient clinic represents one such skill. Resident-run clinics (RRC) have been implemented in family medicine programs to allow residents to practice this skill, and have enhanced learning while providing excellent patient satisfaction. To date, there has been little experience with RRCs in surgical residency programs. We describe a urology RRC and report assessments of both resident performance and patient satisfaction.

Methods

The RRC was run independently by a senior urology resident. All cases were reviewed with faculty at the end of the day, and an evaluation form asse

SUBMITTER: Witherspoon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6754258 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature