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Air Medical Curricula in Emergency Medicine Residencies: A National Survey
Joshua Mastenbrook1, Paul Savino1, Paul Mazurek2
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to determine if a common air medical curriculum exists among Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) emergency medicine (EM) residencies.
Methods:
Institutional review board exemption was obtained. A cross-sectional survey study design was used. All ACGME-approved EM residencies as of February 2013 were identified, and the program directors were e-mailed a 3-question survey. Descriptive statistics were calculated for each response, and a response bias analysis was completed.
Results:
All 160 ACGME EM residencies were contacted by e-mail. One hundred six (66%) programs responded. Sixty-nine (65%) of the respondents offered an air medical experience. Only 25 of the 69 (36%) stated that they had a formal air medical curriculum, and 15 programs provided a copy of their curriculum. Protocol education was present in 80% of programs. Safety training was present in 60% of the programs. Financial education was present in 7% of programs. There was no statistically significant difference between responders and nonresponders except for residency class size.
Conclusion:
After 30 years of published articles and position statements calling for standardized air medical resident crew member training, there is still no standardized training program among emergency medicine residencies.
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