Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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In this commentary, common misperceptions about education research, and specifically for emergency medicine education research, are addressed. Recommendations for designing and publishing high-quality projects are also provided.
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Providing patient care and medical education are both important missions of teaching hospital emergency departments (EDs). With medical school enrollment rising, and ED crowding becoming an increasing prevalent issue, it is important for both pediatric EDs (PEDs) and general EDs to find a balance between these two potentially competing goals. ⋯ The results of this study demonstrate that trainees in PEDs have an impact mainly on patient LOS and that the effect on wait time differs between patients presenting with varying degrees of acuity. These findings will assist PEDs in finding a balance between providing high-quality medical education and timely patient care.