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Lucas Bruton1, Michael Spewak2, Jennifer Grage2
1Division of Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Objective:
To implement a newly created, longitudinal resident program for the comprehensive care of children with medical complexity (CMC) and to evaluate change in resident confidence in both medical and social domains.
Study Design:
Using Kern's six-step method of curriculum development, we developed and implemented a curricular program at our institution for all pediatrics residents across an academic year from 2023 to 2024. Program evaluation used retrospective pre-surveys and post-surveys of pediatrics residents assessing overall confidence in completing tasks related to the care of CMC based on published entrustable professional activities.
Results:
Initial needs assessment data showed that 69.7% of residents felt comfortable/very comfortable caring for CMC in the hospital. In the outpatient setting, >66.7% felt uncomfortable/very uncomfortable and 78.8% were overall uncomfortable. Retrospective presurveys and postsurveys showed improved resident confidence in all 14 assessed tasks with a mean change of 0.63 as measured using a five-point Likert scale, with a P value of <0.01 for all changes.
Conclusions:
A novel, integrated, longitudinal curricular program addressing medical and social aspects of CMC care grounded in adult learning theory and conceptual frameworks was associated with significant improvements in resident confidence.
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