Raymond Lucas1, Tina Choudhri1, Colleen Roche1, Claudia Ranniger1, Larrie Greenberg2. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia. 2. Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University and Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: New residents enter emergency medicine (EM) residency programs with varying EM experiences, which makes residency orientation programs challenging to design. There is a paucity of literature to support best practices. OBJECTIVE: We report on a curriculum development project for EM residency orientation using the Kern Model. CURRICULUM: Components of the revised curriculum include administrative inculcation into the program; delivering skills and knowledge training to ensure an entering level of competence; setting expectations for learning in the overall residency curriculum; performing an introductory performance evaluation; and socialization into the program. RESULTS: Post-implementation resident surveys found the new curriculum to be helpful in preparing them for the first year of training. CONCLUSIONS: The Kern Model was a relevant and useful method for redesigning a new-resident orientation curriculum.
BACKGROUND: New residents enter emergency medicine (EM) residency programs with varying EM experiences, which makes residency orientation programs challenging to design. There is a paucity of literature to support best practices. OBJECTIVE: We report on a curriculum development project for EM residency orientation using the Kern Model. CURRICULUM: Components of the revised curriculum include administrative inculcation into the program; delivering skills and knowledge training to ensure an entering level of competence; setting expectations for learning in the overall residency curriculum; performing an introductory performance evaluation; and socialization into the program. RESULTS: Post-implementation resident surveys found the new curriculum to be helpful in preparing them for the first year of training. CONCLUSIONS: The Kern Model was a relevant and useful method for redesigning a new-resident orientation curriculum.