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Integrative medicine in residency education: developing competency through online curriculum training
Journal of Graduate Medical Education
|March 2, 2013
Summary
The Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) program successfully trained residents in integrative medicine through online learning, showing high completion rates and improved medical knowledge. This program is a feasible and effective model for graduate medical education.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Integrative Medicine
- Graduate Medical Education
Background:
- The Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) program is a 200-hour online educational initiative.
- It was implemented across 8 family medicine residency programs.
- The program has potential as a national model for integrative medicine training in graduate medical education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the IMR curriculum.
- To evaluate resident competency and well-being within the program.
- To determine the program's suitability for broad implementation in residency settings.
Main Methods:
- Curriculum designed based on needs assessment and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education competencies.
- Content delivered via distributed online learning with onsite activities.
- Multimodal evaluation including resident feedback, competency testing, self-assessment, direct observation, and behavioral assessments.
Main Results:
- High curriculum completion rates (98.7% first year, 84.2% second year) were observed.
- Residents highly rated course objectives, clinical utility, and technology.
- Statistically significant improvement in medical knowledge test scores for PGY-1 and PGY-2 levels.
Conclusions:
- The IMR program is a successful online educational initiative.
- The program is feasible and acceptable to residents.
- It represents an advance in making integrative medicine training broadly available to physicians.
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