Psychiatry Resident Attitudes Toward Practice Habit Data.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Psychiatry Training
• Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

• The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) mandates practice habit data reporting for residency programs.
• Understanding resident perspectives on this data is crucial for effective implementation and adherence.
• Current reporting mechanisms and resident engagement levels require investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess psychiatry residents' attitudes towards receiving practice habit data from their programs.
• To identify resident preferences for data content, delivery, and utility.
• To inform program directors on tailoring data reporting to enhance resident engagement and ACGME compliance.

Main Methods:

• A descriptive study utilizing anonymous surveys administered to residents in an adult psychiatry training program.
• Survey assessed attitudes on current data reporting, preferred delivery mechanisms, and utility of hypothetical data domains.
• Data collected from 52 of 61 eligible residents (85% response rate).

Main Results:

• A significant majority (75%) of residents desired more practice habit data.
• Residents preferred patient-oriented data over process-oriented data.
• Key concerns included data confidentiality, impact on evaluations, and clinical practice translation.

Conclusions:

• Psychiatry residents advocate for increased dissemination of practice habit data, emphasizing patient-oriented and team-based measures.
• Residency programs should consider resident preferences and address confidentiality concerns to improve data utilization.
• Tailoring practice habit data reporting can enhance resident-reported adherence to ACGME requirements.