Evaluating the impact of emergency medicine education on medical internsʼ knowledge scores

Afzalimoghaddam, Mohammad; Hoseinidavarani, Hosein; Hossein‐Nejad, Hooman

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“…Most of the medical institutions in South Asia have mandatory one month emergency posting. 8,9 In this study, 62.3% respondents stated one month as an appropriate duration and 36.4% wanted it to be for a longer duration. Similarly, the study done by Mohammad Afzalimoghaddam et al concluded that the longer duration of emergency posting has enhanced the learning skills and better teaching of emergencies.…”

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“…Similarly, the study done by Mohammad Afzalimoghaddam et al concluded that the longer duration of emergency posting has enhanced the learning skills and better teaching of emergencies. 9 Worldwide male have predominance in EM. 10 Other studies have hypothesized the underrepresentation of the women may be because they are inclined to specialties in which they are traditionally well represented.…”

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Perception of rotating interns on emergency medicine posting of undergraduate curriculum and future career

Batajoo

Shrestha²,

Pradhananga³

et al. 2018

J Patan Acad Health Sci

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Introductions: Competency in basic knowledge and skill of emergency care is the fundamental goal of all the medical graduates irrespective of their specialty. The aim of this study is to understand the view of young doctors regarding the importance of emergency medicine (EM) both during internship and undergraduate MBBS curriculum. Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted at emergency department, KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal, during 2016 to 2017. Interns were asked to fill up preformed questionnaires to explore the effectiveness of the posting and its necessity to integrate in undergraduate medical education. Results: All the respondent medical interns accepted emergency medicine posting was fruitful. Ninety-six (62.3%) thought one month Emergency Department (ED) posting as appropriate. All the participants thought EM should be included in the undergraduate curriculum (UG). Majority believed it would be appropriate in third year (42%) and final year (42%). One hundred and thirteen (73.4%) wanted to pursue emergency medicine career however 41 (26.6%) were reluctant. Conclusions: All the interns surveyed accepted emergency medicine to be fruitful and should be included in the undergraduate curriculum with one month emergency department posting, and two thirds wanted to pursue it as future career.

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Perception of rotating interns on emergency medicine posting of undergraduate curriculum and future career

Batajoo

Shrestha²,

Pradhananga³

et al. 2018

J Patan Acad Health Sci

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“…A study held by Afzalimoghaddam et al conclude that additional training would improve medical interns' skills in emergency management. 31 The results also reveal that a higher proportion of interns (81.8%) believe that there is a need for modification of the curriculum. In the present study, 53.4% of interns and 67.9% of residents self-rated their knowledge of PTs as adequate (71-100%).…”

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Cross sectional observational study to assess the knowledge of drugs utilized in emergency medical conditions amongst medical interns and residents in tertiary care teaching hospital

Bhavsar

Halvadia²,

Suthar³

et al. 2022

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: Medical interns and residents are future medical professionals and as first-line responders, they may confront any type of emergency. Knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics (PTs) is the backbone of emergency care. Therefore, this study is designed to assess PTs’ knowledge and identify the lacunae in handling various medical emergencies among medical interns and residents.Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational, questionnaire-based study. A self-structured questionnaire containing 30 close-ended questions, assessing the knowledge of drugs utilized in various medical emergency conditions was prepared and circulated in the form of a Google form. A credit score of “1” was given for each correct response. Grading of knowledge was done as “poor” (≤50%), “average” (>50-70%), and “adequate” (>70%-100%) The student’s unpaired t-test was used to analyse the data.Results: A total of 282 candidates responded, with 148 (52.48 %) interns and 134 (47.52%) residents. Participants had the least knowledge of PTs for anaphylactic shock. Participants’ knowledge of PTs was found to be adequate regarding the central nervous system and electrolyte disorders while average regarding toxicology, immunization, and endocrine system. Results suggested that residents (mean score: 21.42±5.06) were significantly (p=0.0165) more knowledgeable than interns (mean score: 19.96±5.08). Among respondents, 17.6% of interns and 13.4% of residents had poor performance while 45.9% of interns and 53.7% of residents had adequate performance.Conclusions: The current study provides valuable information regarding the state of PTs’ knowledge in medical emergencies among interns and residents, which can be used to improve undergraduate as well as postgraduate training.

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“…It must be noted that not only the number of staff but also their expertise is one of the important needs of ED. Although emergency medicine specialists in Iran are trained for several years (Afzalimoghaddam, Hoseinidavarani, & Hossein-Nejad, 2011), there is still a lack of specialized emergency nursing care, and ED recruit general nursing staff to meet their needs.…”

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Emergency nurses' experience of crisis: A qualitative study

Vasli

Dehghan–Nayeri

2015

Japan Journal Nursing Sci

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Evaluating the impact of emergency medicine education on medical internsʼ knowledge scores

Abstract: It seems that emergency medicine rotation improves the medical interns' knowledge in the field of emergency medicine; and their sex, passed medical blocks and the duration of internship do not affect this knowledge.

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Perception of rotating interns on emergency medicine posting of undergraduate curriculum and future career

Perception of rotating interns on emergency medicine posting of undergraduate curriculum and future career

Cross sectional observational study to assess the knowledge of drugs utilized in emergency medical conditions amongst medical interns and residents in tertiary care teaching hospital

Emergency nurses' experience of crisis: A qualitative study

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