Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Academic Medicine - Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate pediatric educators’ use of and satisfaction with the Academic Pediatric Association’s Educational Guidelines for Pediatric Residency.

Method

The authors used customized programming to document all registered users and downloaded files from the Guidelines Web site for a 30-month period after site completion. An online survey of volunteer users was conducted.

Results

Between July 2005 and December 2007, 1,747 individuals registered on the Web site, and 8,754 files were downloaded. Registrants who downloaded files (n = 1,239) represented 97% of the pediatric residency programs in 2008 that were approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. During 30 months, the frequency of downloads remained robust, peaking each spring. Curriculum-building tools were downloaded by 97% of programs using the site; the majority chose predesigned formats rather than self-selected lists of goals and objectives. Resident evaluation forms and tutorials were downloaded less frequently. A survey was completed by 111 site users, who indicated that the Guidelines tools were useful for Residency Review Committee site visit preparation. Most respondents said that the curriculum-building tools were easy to use, adaptable, and helpful in integration of competencies into residency programs. Respondents rated tutorials highly for educational content and clarity.

First Page

1269

Last Page

1275

DOI

10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181b18b21

Publication Date

9-2009

Department

College of Medicine

Comments

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Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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