Development of a Pediatric Hospitalist Curriculum to Promote Faculty Development, Teaching Excellence, and Evidence-Based Care

Abstract

The PHMCC-based curriculum has led to increased opportunities for education, mentorship, and improvement in the quality of care by attendees. Other academic divisions may benefit from a curriculum to enhance professional development and standardize clinical care and teaching.

Implementation of an Innovative Pediatric Hospital Medicine Education Series

“…20 A different group of hospitalists used the pediatric HM competencies 11,12 to develop a pediatric hospitalist faculty development curriculum. 22 The curriculum included innovative strategies in both live and online topic presentations; surveys revealed participants were likely to change practice based on the majority of topics presented. Our curriculum adds to these studies as examples of educational initiatives within pediatric HM that effectively teach important aspects of the field to providers.…”

Individualized Interactive Instruction: A Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors

“…Examples of asynchronous learning curricula can be found in nearly every medical area and specialty, from a pediatrics gastroenterology subspecialty rotation,5 microsurgery competencies in plastic surgery,6 and radiology residents receiving more real-time feedback on radiographic reads,7 to journal club for general surgery 8. There are examples for the training of fellows9 and faculty 10. There are even examples of all learners, laypeople and medical professionals, participating in a basic life support class11 and for interprofessional learners from all levels of training and fields participating in teamwork training 12…”