Cardiac Physical Exam Skills and Auscultation Session for Pediatric Interns.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physicians need adequate physical exam skills. Unfortunately, interns have variable physical exam skills, and teaching is often limited to rounds, an inconsistent setting. Physical exam skills, particularly those involving auscultation, require practice. Our goal was to create a cardiac physical exam workshop for pediatric interns that would improve their performance on an interactive assessment of their ability and understanding in physical exam and murmur interpretation.

Methods

We completed a targeted needs assessment and then developed a 2-hour workshop on the pediatric cardiac physical exam targeted to pediatrics residents. The workshop included didactics, group discussion, and practice interpreting common pediatric murmurs. Pediatrics residents completed t

SUBMITTER: Sumski CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9763479 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature