Maciej Z Klosowski1, Nicholas J Schott2. 1. is a 2020-2021 Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine fellow in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. 2. is an Assistant Professor and Site Director in the Division of Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee-Womens Hospital and also a Program Director for the Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Abstract
Background: Since 2017, several regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellowship programs throughout the country have developed various educational didactic curriculums to address the core medical knowledge requirements as set by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Given the paucity of existing literature regarding the medical knowledge acquisition of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellows, this study aimed to determine how quickly these fellows learn during their fellowship year, with a secondary aim of analyzing a new educational didactic curriculum in its goal of delivering the required medical knowledge. Methods: An 89-question, multiple-choice examination was administered to the 2020-2021 regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellows at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center during orientation and again at 4 months and 8 months into the fellowship. A secondary analysis of anonymous deidentified answers was completed. Results: Fellows averaged 64%, 74%, and 79% correct responses on the orientation, 4-month, and 8-month exams, respectively. An analysis of the orientation exam revealed that the most commonly incorrect answers stemmed from topics including lower extremity nerve blocks, truncal blocks, and neuraxial anesthesia. The 4-month exam showed overall marked improvement; however, truncal blocks remained the most missed topic. Topics with 100% correct response rates in all examinations were local anesthetic pharmacology and systemic opioids. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that a large portion of learning occurs during the first 4 months of the fellowship and slows thereafter. Using this simple form of fellowship evaluation, changes to an educational didactic curriculum can be implemented to reach medical knowledge goals more effectively and efficiently as required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Background: Since 2017, several regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellowship programs throughout the country have developed various educational didactic curriculums to address the core medical knowledge requirements as set by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Given the paucity of existing literature regarding the medical knowledge acquisition of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellows, this study aimed to determine how quickly these fellows learn during their fellowship year, with a secondary aim of analyzing a new educational didactic curriculum in its goal of delivering the required medical knowledge. Methods: An 89-question, multiple-choice examination was administered to the 2020-2021 regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellows at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center during orientation and again at 4 months and 8 months into the fellowship. A secondary analysis of anonymous deidentified answers was completed. Results: Fellows averaged 64%, 74%, and 79% correct responses on the orientation, 4-month, and 8-month exams, respectively. An analysis of the orientation exam revealed that the most commonly incorrect answers stemmed from topics including lower extremity nerve blocks, truncal blocks, and neuraxial anesthesia. The 4-month exam showed overall marked improvement; however, truncal blocks remained the most missed topic. Topics with 100% correct response rates in all examinations were local anesthetic pharmacology and systemic opioids. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that a large portion of learning occurs during the first 4 months of the fellowship and slows thereafter. Using this simple form of fellowship evaluation, changes to an educational didactic curriculum can be implemented to reach medical knowledge goals more effectively and efficiently as required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
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