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Chief residents as educators: an effective method of resident development
Eileen M Moser1, Neil Kothari, Alex Stagnaro-Green
1Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Eileen.moser@touro.edu
Teaching and Learning in Medicine
|October 16, 2008
Summary
Chief residents can effectively train junior residents in teaching skills. This program improved medical student ratings of resident teaching, addressing challenges in implementing such educational initiatives.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Graduate Medical Education
- Resident Training
Background:
- Teaching skills programs for residents are crucial but face logistical challenges.
- No prior studies have detailed a model using chief residents as trainers for teaching skills programs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a teaching skills program where chief residents train other residents.
- To assess the impact of this program on resident teaching effectiveness.
Main Methods:
- 16 chief residents completed an 8-hour train-the-trainer program.
- These chief residents then trained 178 residents over seven 1-hour sessions.
- Student surveys using a validated instrument measured teaching effectiveness across seven domains.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements were observed in most teaching domains after 9 months.
- Student perceptions of overall teaching effectiveness increased in two departments and showed an upward trend in the third.
Conclusions:
- A resident teaching skills program led by chief residents successfully enhanced 3rd-year medical student evaluations of resident teaching.
- This model offers a viable solution for disseminating teaching skills training within medical residency programs.
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