Resident Appreciation of the Value of Teaching Faculty in Emergency Medicine Increase with Post-Graduate Year
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate emergency medicine resident perception of teaching faculty's value by post graduate year in a well-established emergency medicine residency program.Methods: This study was retrospective review of faculty surveys collected over the course of nine years.This large well-established emergency medicine residency program is part of a tertiary care Level 1 trauma center.Annual faculty surveys were distributed to residents at the end of the academic year.Completion rates were 100%.Faculty were rated on a scale of 1 to 9 with 9 being the best overall score.Data are described using means with 95%CI's.Results: Over the course of 9 years of evaluations, there were 8,797 resident-completed evaluations of teaching faculty; 3,066 were PGY-1, 3,039 were PGY-2, and 2,692 were PGY-3.The rating of "overall value to the emergency medicine program" increased significantly by PGY year with mean ratings of 8.08 (95%CI 8.04-8.12)for PGY-1s, 8.17 (95%CI 8.13-8.21)for PGY-2s, and 8.28 (95%CI 8.24-8.31)for PGY-3s.There were statistically significant differences between each PG year after controlling for multiple comparisons.Conclusion: Resident appreciation of the value of teaching faculty in emergency medicine increases incrementally with each post-graduate year.
Authors: Ann Hill, Linda Papa
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3127995250