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Learner's evaluation in paediatric intensive care unit
Javed I Akhtar1, Jose Irazuzta, Aimin Chen
1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, University of Florida, Jacksonville/Wolfson Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. jiakhtar@gmail.com
Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ
|August 28, 2010
Summary
Emergency residents slightly outperformed pediatric residents on a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) knowledge test. Physician extenders
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Medical Education
- Physician Extender Performance
Background:
- Assessing knowledge retention after pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) rotations is crucial for resident training.
- Comparing resident performance with physician extenders provides insights into interprofessional competency.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the post-PICU rotation performance of pediatric residents and emergency residents on a knowledge-based online test.
- To evaluate the performance of physician extenders relative to residents.
Main Methods:
- A single-center, retrospective quality improvement study was conducted.
- An online test, developed by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, was administered to PGY-2 residents post-PICU rotation (July 2005-June 2008).
- Physician extenders also completed the test once during the study period.
Main Results:
- Emergency residents (N=40) scored an average of 82.3%±8.2, while pediatric residents (N=30) scored 77.3%±10.8 (p=0.03).
- The combined resident average score was 80.1%±9.7.
- Physician extenders (N=7) achieved a comparable average score of 80.1%±6.5.
Conclusions:
- Emergency residents demonstrated slightly superior performance compared to pediatric residents on the pediatric-focused test.
- Physician extenders' knowledge assessment scores were comparable to both individual resident groups and their combined performance.
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