• Shannon S Wai, Atim Uya, Elise Zimmerman, Kristin Ratnayake, Kathryn Hollenbach, Shannon O'Donnell, and Christopher Cannavino.
• From the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics.
• Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Nov 1; 37 (11): e696e699e696-e699.

Background And ObjectiveThere exists no standardized curriculum for pediatric residents to develop procedural skills during residency training. Many pediatric residency programs are transitioning to block education sessions; the effectiveness of this format for delivering pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) procedural curriculum has not been evaluated. The objective is to determine if a PEM block education session improved pediatric residents' knowledge and confidence in 4 domains: laceration repair, splinting of extremities, resuscitation/airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound.MethodsPediatric residents at the University of California at San Diego participated in a 4-hour PEM block education session during which they rotated through 4 interactive stations: laceration repair, splinting of extremities, resuscitation/airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. Residents' knowledge was assessed using 2 distinct multiple-choice tests, each consisting of 20 questions (5 questions per domain). Residents were block randomized to take one version of the test as the pretest and the other version as the posttest. Residents' confidence was assessed for each domain using a standardized 5-point confidence tool before and after the block education session.ResultsForty-five residents attended the PEM block education session. Forty-three residents completed both the preknowledge and postknowledge tests. The PEM block education session resulted in an almost 14% increase in knowledge test when comparing preknowledge and postknowledge scores (P < 0.0001). Significant improvement in resident confidence was seen in all 4 domains (P < 0.0001).ConclusionsThe PEM block educational session improved both pediatric residents' knowledge and confidence in domains frequently encountered in the pediatric emergency department.Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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