Residency Education Reform Program in Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care: An Academic Reform Model.
Anesth Pain Med
; 11(3): e113606, 2021 Jun.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-34540632
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Reform in medical education is a basic process in every academic department, especially in residency programs.OBJECTIVES:
This study was designed to assess the indices of education and research as part of the Medical Education Reform program (MERP) in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care (DACC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU) for four years.METHODS:
MERP in DACC, SBMU was designed and implemented as a modern academic reform model; different outcome measures in education and research were assessed to demonstrate the effects of the reform plan in academic improvements.RESULTS:
there were significant improvements regarding education indices (i.e., teaching methods, passing comprehensive exams, mentorship, assessment methods, faculty development, professionalism in medical education, integration in education, and crisis management) and research indices (targeted research activities, innovation in research approaches, increasing the impact of research).CONCLUSIONS:
Based on the experiences of DACC, SBMU regarding clinical anesthesiology residency, reform could be achieved using painstaking plans and continuous efforts with tangible documented outcomes. Often, the management period is not durable, and these reforms require meticulous care to sustain.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Anesth Pain Med
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Irán