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- Title
Evaluation of an Education-based Training Orientation for Resident Physicians in an Intensive Care Unit in Hawai'i.
- Authors
Mank, Victoria M. F.; Wiggins, Amanda; Lowe, Derek; Breighner, Crystal
- Abstract
The need for multidisciplinary teams to provide complex care has increased as the population ages. As these teams become increasingly integrated, the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of resident physicians to practice safe and effective care in intensive care units (ICUs) evolves. A structured and multidisciplinary orientation day for resident physicians was implemented to assess improvements in physician confidence at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawai'i from July 2019 to June 2020. ICU residents received an orientation day from a multidisciplinary team, with an emphasis on practical knowledge for common disease processes in a system-based fashion and competency in procedural skills. A total of 30 residents were asked to complete a pre- and post-orientation survey over a 1-year period, with 17 pre and post surveys completed for a response rate of 57%. The survey measured residents' perceived confidence in various tasks. Scores were compared using a paired 2-sampled t-test to assess statistical significance. The majority of resident physicians (76%) had at least 1 month of prior ICU experience. Statistically significant improvement was seen in self-reported abilities in performing 6 of the 10 elements assessed. With the diverse pathophysiology in critical care, it was essential to create a broad orientation with didactic and simulationbased learning, which resulted in observed improvement in more than half of the areas of interest. Adopting an orientation day for resident physicians rotating through the ICU can improve resident physician confidence, review important knowledge and skills, and highlight the role of each contributing multidisciplinary team member.
- Subjects
INTENSIVE care units; TRAINING of medical residents; PHYSICIANS' attitudes; PHYSICIANS
- Publication
Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 2022, Vol 81, Issue 8, p223
- ISSN
2641-5216
- Publication type
Article