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Developing and evaluating a residents' curriculum.

Janet P Hafler1, Kara M Connors, Kevin Volkan

  • 1Office of Educational Development, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. jhafler@hms.harvard.edu

Medical Teacher
|July 14, 2005
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A Bright Futures-based health education curriculum improved pediatric residents' clinical skills and confidence. Residents found the program effective and applicable to their practice.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Pediatrics
  • Health Education

Background:

  • Integrating health education into pediatric clinical practice is crucial.
  • A standardized curriculum can enhance residents' ability to deliver health education.
  • The Bright Futures guidelines provide a framework for comprehensive child health promotion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of a Bright Futures-based curriculum on pediatric residents' health education skills.
  • To assess the perceived quality and difficulty of the curriculum.
  • To determine the long-term application of learned principles in clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • A two-phase study utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods.
  • Pre- and post-objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) for 14 residents (control and intervention groups).

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  • Surveys assessing curriculum quality, difficulty, and practice application.

    • Main Results:

    • Intervention group showed improved OSCE scores in three core concepts; control group did not.
    • Performance improved in one concept for both groups; no change in two concepts for the intervention group.
    • Residents rated the curriculum as high quality and low difficulty, reporting positive practice impact one year later.

    Conclusions:

    • The Bright Futures-based curriculum effectively enhances pediatric residents' health education skills.
    • The curriculum content is teachable, learnable, and applicable to clinical practice.
    • The intervention positively influences residents' perceptions and application of health education principles.