Journal of graduate medical education
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To assess if the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict MODE Instrument predicts residents' performance. ⋯ Residents who successfully execute administrative duties are likely to have a Thomas-Kilmann profile high in collaborating and competing but low in avoiding and accommodating. Residents who have problems adjusting are likely to have the opposite profile. The profile seems to predict faculty evaluation on the ACGME competencies.
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There are well-established deficiencies in residents' knowledge of acute-pain assessment and treatment in hospitalized children. ⋯ These preliminary data based on a convenience sample of residents suggest that PPM training along with use of the OUCH card may help to reduce knowledge differences among residents. Faculty whose clinical practice includes children with acute pain should consider including learning or performance aids like the OUCH card in education and clinical care for its potential benefit in resident learning.
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This study sought to evaluate the immediate impact of participation in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) on a single cardiology fellowship program. ⋯ Participation in ERAS resulted in an immediate increase in the total number of applications, higher proportion of applications with complete data, a higher number and proportion of female applicants, and a wider geographic distribution of applications. This likely reflects ease of application submission through a central electronic service. However, the administrative burden on fellowship programs and the effects of wider geographic distribution of applications on the fellowship-matching process merit further evaluation.