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Impact and Influence of a Teaching Resident Rotation on Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians
Catherine Yu1, Rebecca Bavolek2, Luigi Varilla3
1Department of Emergency Medicine Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick New Jersey USA.
AEM Education and Training
|April 2, 2025
Summary
Emergency medicine residents found teaching resident rotations beneficial for developing essential teaching and supervisory skills. This experience positively impacted their preparedness to educate junior learners and supervise patient care after graduation.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Emergency Medicine
- Graduate Medical Education
Background:
- Residency programs are mandated to train residents as educators.
- Teaching resident (TR) rotations offer a structured environment for developing teaching skills and supporting junior learners.
- The impact of TR rotations on residents' own development remains underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the impact of a Teaching Resident (TR) rotation on recent Emergency Medicine (EM) graduates.
- To understand how TR rotations influence residents' post-graduation teaching and supervisory preparedness.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study utilizing semistructured interviews.
- Interviews conducted with recent graduates of an EM residency program.
- Thematic analysis guided by a constructivist paradigm.
Main Results:
- Eleven graduates were interviewed.
- Key themes identified: discovery of teaching identity, enhanced communication skills, development of teaching and supervisory abilities, and professional growth.
- TR rotations positively influenced residents' comfort and preparedness to teach and supervise.
Conclusions:
- TR rotations are valuable for equipping EM residents with skills for educating learners and supervising patient care.
- Findings can inform the design and implementation of TR rotations in EM and other medical specialties.
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