Real time curriculum map for internal medicine residency

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Internal Medicine Residency Training

Background:

• Managing extensive curriculum content within limited teaching time is a challenge in residency programs.
• Academic Half Days (AHD) require structured content delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate a curriculum map for AHD in internal medicine residency.
• To optimize content management and teaching methodologies.

Main Methods:

• A 3-year cyclical curriculum map was created, integrating content, methodology, and timetabling.
• Topics were mapped against the ACP-ASIM in-training examination and coded by core competencies.
• Residents provided real-time updates to the map.

Main Results:

• The map covered 208 topics in 283 AHD hours with 78% minimal topic duplication over 3 years.
• Non-didactic teaching increased from 5 to 18-19 hours/year post-implementation.
• Resident satisfaction was high (3.64-3.84/4) and improved after year 1.

Conclusions:

• An internal medicine curriculum map, developed with resident input, successfully minimized topic duplication and maintained high satisfaction.
• The map facilitated a balance between didactic and non-didactic teaching, and medical expert versus non-medical expert topics.