Charles B Kemmler1, Syed Ghazanfar Saleem2, Saima Ali2, Lubna Samad3,4, Kaniz F Haider3, Mohammad I Jamal2, Tariq Aziz2, Quratulain Maroof2, Farah Z Dadabhoy5, Zayed Yasin6, Megan M Rybarczyk7. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine Prisma Health University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville Greenville South Carolina USA. 2. Department of Emergency Medicine The Indus Hospital Karachi Pakistan. 3. Center for Essential Surgical and Acute Care Indus Health Network Karachi Pakistan. 4. Department of Pediatric Surgery The Indus Hospital Karachi Pakistan. 5. Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA. 6. Medtigo North Adams Massachusetts USA. 7. Department of Emergency Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pakistan has an underdeveloped and overburdened emergency care system, with most emergency departments (EDs) staffed by physicians not formally trained in emergency medicine (EM). As of January 2020, only nine Pakistani institutions were providing formal EM specialty training; therefore, a training program of shorter duration is needed in the interim. METHODS: The Certification Program in Emergency Medicine (CPEM) is a 1-year training program in EM consisting of two arms: CPEM-Clinical (CPEM-C), which includes physicians from The Indus Hospital (TIH) ED, and CPEM-Didactic (CPEM-D), including physicians from EDs across Karachi. Both groups participate in weekly conferences, including didactics, small-group discussions, workshops, and journal clubs. CPEM-C learners also receive clinical mentorship from visiting international and TIH EM faculty. Both groups were assessed with preprogram, midterm, and final examinations as well as on clinical skills. Additionally, both groups provided regular feedback on program content and administration. RESULTS: Twenty-five of the 32 initially enrolled learners completed the program in June 2019. Scores on a matched set of 50 questions administered in the pretest and final examination improved by an average of 15.1% (p < 0.005) for CPEM-C learners and 8.5% (p < 0.0005) for CPEM-D learners, with 93% of learners showing improvement. Clinical evaluations of CPEM-C and CPEM-D learners during the first and fourth quarters showed an average improvement of 1.1 out of 5 (p < 0.05) and 1.2 out of 9 (p < 0.0005) points, respectively. Learner evaluations of the program were overall positive. CONCLUSIONS: CPEM demonstrated significant improvement in test scores and clinical evaluations in both program arms. Evaluations also suggested that the program was well received. These data, along with CPEM's ability to train physicians from multiple institutions using low-cost, innovative educational strategies, suggest that it may be an effective, transferable mechanism for the expedited development of EM in Pakistan and countries where EM is developing as a specialty.
BACKGROUND: Pakistan has an underdeveloped and overburdened emergency care system, with most emergency departments (EDs) staffed by physicians not formally trained in emergency medicine (EM). As of January 2020, only nine Pakistani institutions were providing formal EM specialty training; therefore, a training program of shorter duration is needed in the interim. METHODS: The Certification Program in Emergency Medicine (CPEM) is a 1-year training program in EM consisting of two arms: CPEM-Clinical (CPEM-C), which includes physicians from The Indus Hospital (TIH) ED, and CPEM-Didactic (CPEM-D), including physicians from EDs across Karachi. Both groups participate in weekly conferences, including didactics, small-group discussions, workshops, and journal clubs. CPEM-C learners also receive clinical mentorship from visiting international and TIH EM faculty. Both groups were assessed with preprogram, midterm, and final examinations as well as on clinical skills. Additionally, both groups provided regular feedback on program content and administration. RESULTS: Twenty-five of the 32 initially enrolled learners completed the program in June 2019. Scores on a matched set of 50 questions administered in the pretest and final examination improved by an average of 15.1% (p < 0.005) for CPEM-C learners and 8.5% (p < 0.0005) for CPEM-D learners, with 93% of learners showing improvement. Clinical evaluations of CPEM-C and CPEM-D learners during the first and fourth quarters showed an average improvement of 1.1 out of 5 (p < 0.05) and 1.2 out of 9 (p < 0.0005) points, respectively. Learner evaluations of the program were overall positive. CONCLUSIONS: CPEM demonstrated significant improvement in test scores and clinical evaluations in both program arms. Evaluations also suggested that the program was well received. These data, along with CPEM's ability to train physicians from multiple institutions using low-cost, innovative educational strategies, suggest that it may be an effective, transferable mechanism for the expedited development of EM in Pakistan and countries where EM is developing as a specialty.
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