High-efficiency Practices of Residents in an Academic Emergency Department: A Mixed-methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency department utilization and crowding is increasing, putting additional pressure on emergency medicine (EM) residency programs to train efficient residents who can meet these demands. Specific practices associated with resident efficiency have yet to be identified. The objective of this study was to identify practices associated with enhanced efficiency in EM residents.

Methods

A mixed-methods study design was utilized to identify behaviors associated with resident efficiency. In Stage 1, eight EM faculty provided 61 efficiency behaviors during semistructured interviews, which were prioritized into eight behaviors by independent ranking. A total of 31 behaviors were tested, including additions from previous literature and the study team. In Stage 2, two 4-

SUBMITTER: Egan HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8122129 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature