Social care practices and perspectives among U.S. pediatric emergency medicine fellowship programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence of social emergency medicine-the incorporation of social context into the structure and practice of emergency care-has brought forth greater embracement of the social determinants of health by medical professionals, yet workforce practices and training have remained elusive. Academic literature particularly in the field of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship training is lacking relative to general pediatrics and adult emergency medicine.

Methods

The primary objective of this study was to assess the social care knowledge, perspectives, and training of PEM program directors (PDs) and fellows across a national cross-sectional sample. A secondary aim was to uncover key actionable areas for the development of social care curricula in PEM trainin

SUBMITTER: Assaf RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045575 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature