• Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2022

    Sticking It Straight: Pediatric Procedure Curriculum Initiative.

    • Amanda Price, H Michelle Greene, Christopher T Stem, and M Olivia Titus.
    • From the Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Simulation, Medical University South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 1; 38 (2): 798279-82.

    ObjectivesLiterature demonstrates that pediatric residents are not graduating with procedural confidence and competency. This was confirmed with our own institution's Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and internal surveys. Our primary objective was to improve procedural confidence among pediatric residents with the introduction of a mandatory longitudinal pediatric procedural curriculum, including simulation in combination with online modules.MethodsWe performed a quality improvement intervention to increase resident comfort level performing Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-required procedures. This study involved pediatric residents, postgraduation year (PGY) 1-3, at an academic, tertiary care hospital. Between April 2015 and June 2017, the combination of online self-directed learning modules and hands-on simulation curriculum was implemented for pediatric residents. Surveys were administered at 1-year intervals to assess self-reported comfort level on 12 procedures using a Likert scale (1 for "strongly disagree" to 5 for "strongly agree, maximum score of 60 for all procedures).ResultsForty (63%) of 63 participant presurveys and 45 (71%) of 63 postsurveys were available for analysis. The mean comfort level for all procedures demonstrated a statistically significant increase from 32.4 to 37.1, or 12.7% (P = 0.005). By PGY level, the score increased from 24.4 to 30.9 (21%) for PGY1, 34.4 to 37.5 (8.3%) for PGY2, and 38.6 to 42.8 (9.8%) for PGY3 (P < 0.005). Overall, pediatric residents rated the simulation experience very favorably.ConclusionsA mandatory longitudinal procedure curriculum improved procedural comfort level among pediatric residents. Iterative curriculum designs found the most productive combination to be deliberate practice within mastery learning simulation sessions with required precourse online modules.Copyright © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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