Impact of a multicomponent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) training curriculum on a medical residency program

Objective: To evaluate the influence of Medical Residency Program Health in Family and Community (MRPHFC) on the quality of care and prevention of type II diabetes mellitus (DM II) provided by basic health units (BHU) in Gurupi-TO. Methodology: Descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective research carried out in 12 BHU in the urban area of Gurupi-TO, to compare the primary care provided in the BHU that have the medical residency program, with those who do not have the program, through of the QualiAB 2016 tool that evaluates the conduct of the servers, 107 medical health professionals, nurses, nursing technicians and community health agents were surveyed, 61 in BHU with MRPFCH and 46 without. The data were tested by the chi-square test to verify if there is a difference in the service considering p≤5% or 0.05. Results: The BHU with MRPFCH performance presented more significant results in most of the items studied. Conclusion: The presence of MRPFCH programs contributes significantly to quality improvement in preventive care that is extremely important in the prevention and management of chronic comorbidities in patients with DM II.

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Evaluation of a Medical Residency Program in Gynecology and Obstetrics

Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica ◽

10.1590/1981-5271v44.2-20190311.ing ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Natalia Romano Sanchez ◽

Cibele Isaac Saad Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Residency Program ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

National Committee ◽

Medical Residency ◽

São Paulo ◽

Curriculum Analysis ◽

Unequal Distribution ◽

Gynecology And Obstetrics

Abstract: Introduction: Medical residency in gynecology and obstetrics is unquestionably important in the training of physicians who choose this specialty of the Brazilian Ministries of Health and Education. However, studies evaluating these residency programs are scarce, especially regarding the reflexive qualitative aspects of the research. Therefore, this exploratory and descriptive study aimed to evaluate the current medical residency program in gynecology and obstetrics of the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) using a quantitative and qualitative approach. Method: The methodology included a comparative curriculum analysis between the program recommended by the National Committee of Medical Residency until 2018 and the program offered by PUC-SP School of Medical and Health Sciences, as well as a self-administered questionnaire completed by individuals who graduated between 2007 and 2018. Results: The most significant findings of the comparative curriculum analysis include discrepancies in the percentage arrangement of annual workload, indicating an overload of on-call duty hours, and unequal distribution of internships. The questionnaire response rate was 66% (41 of 62 participants). Most respondents were women (n=32, 78%), who worked mainly in the cities of Sorocaba (n=21, 43.7%) and São Paulo (n=10, 21%). Most medical graduates were partially satisfied with the program (n=34, 82.9%). Some responses also matched the findings of the comparative curriculum analysis, such as dissatisfaction with the number of gynecological surgical procedures performed (n=39, 95.1%). Regarding the content analysis of open-ended answers, categorized according to Bardin, the graduates appreciated activities in obstetrics, and the most relevant criticisms were related to fewer hours assigned to certain activities, especially those devoted to gynecological surgical practices and theoretical activities. Conclusions: Based on the findings, suggestions were proposed and accepted by the managers for changes that should have a positive impact on the medical residency program. This research contributes to the diagnostic evaluation of a traditional medical residency program in Brazil, proposes improvements, and uses reproducible methods, thus serving as a comparison basis for other studies so that advances can be made in the training of these specialists.

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Commentary and Opinions: The Utilization of Social Media by Medical Residency Programs During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v10i2.5443 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

Leilynaz Malekafzali ◽

Chaocheng Liu

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Medical Students ◽

Residency Program ◽

Medical Training ◽

Faculty Members ◽

Medical Residency ◽

Educational Materials ◽

Residency Programs ◽

Future Studies ◽

Social Media Platforms

As a result of COVID-19 pandemic, medical training has been greatly impacted globally. In Canada, out-of-province visiting clinical electives were cancelled. In addition, the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) interviews were transitioned to being virtual since 2020. As residency programs are exploring new ways to overcome the challenges of elective cancellation, there has been a surge of residency program social media accounts on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Social media serves as a platform for residency programs to promote themselves in addition to posting interactive educational materials. Moreover, social media residency accounts provide a platform for medical students to learn about the programs and network virtually with fellow applicants, residents, program directors, and faculty members. Overall, social media is becoming a popular and valuable tool for residency programs to connect with the applicants during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Among the different social media platforms, Instagram seems to be more appealing to both residency programs and the graduating medical students. We report our observations regarding selected Canadian residency program Instagram accounts. To maximize the success of using social media, it is important for the residency programs to consider the attitudes of applicants towards the residency social media accounts. Future studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of the Canadian residency program social media accounts for the final year students applying for these programs.

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1.2 SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT): EDUCATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY TRAINING CURRICULUM

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.jaac.2019.08.024 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 58 (10) ◽

pp. S147

Author(s):

Kevin M. Simon ◽

Oscar Bukstein ◽

Sion Harris ◽

Lydia Anne Shrier

Keyword(s):

Brief Intervention ◽

Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

Training Curriculum ◽

Psychiatry Training

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The learning about imaging diagnosis technology

Radiologia Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0100-39842014000100009 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 18-22

Author(s):

Aparecido Ferreira de Oliveira ◽

Henrique Manoel Lederman ◽

Nildo Alves Batista

Keyword(s):

Professional Practice ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Residency Program ◽

Equipment Management ◽

Medical Residency ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Imaging Diagnosis ◽

The Future ◽

Radiology Residency ◽

De Medicina

Objective To investigate the learning about management of the technology (efficient use, acquisition and maintenance of imaging diagnosis equipment) in the radiology residency program of Escola Paulista de Medicina - Universidade Federal de São Paulo, with a view to improving the education of radiologists. Materials and Methods Exploratory research where residents, faculty staff and tutors of the program were quantitative and qualitatively approached with Likert scale questionnaires (46), and deepening with recorded interviews (18) and categorization based upon meaning units (thematic analysis). Results Among the participants, 66% agreed that they had the opportunity of learning about the use of radiological equipment; for 61% the program should include knowledge on the importance of acquiring equipment; and 72% emphasized the lack of learning about equipment management and maintenance. Conclusion As the major moment in the education of specialists, the medical residency program provides residents with a favorable environment to the learning of the skills required to the future of their professional practice, but with limited emphasis on the management of the technology: efficient use, acquisition and mainly maintenance of equipment, still poorly explored. Both the investigated program and the medical residency in radiology should incorporate, whenever possible, the commitment with the training in supplementary skills related to equipment management, developing the competence of the future radiologists.

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Learning on human resources management in the radiology residency program

Radiologia Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0100-39842014000200011 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 94-98

Author(s):

Aparecido Ferreira de Oliveira ◽

Henrique Manoel Lederman ◽

Nildo Alves Batista

Keyword(s):

Human Resources ◽

Residency Program ◽

Medical Records ◽

Human Resources Management ◽

Opportunity To Learn ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Medical Residency ◽

Resources Management ◽

Radiology Residency ◽

De Medicina

Objective To investigate the process of learning on human resource management in the radiology residency program at Escola Paulista de Medicina – Universidade Federal de São Paulo, aiming at improving radiologists' education. Materials and Methods Exploratory study with a quantitative and qualitative approach developed with the faculty staff, preceptors and residents of the program, utilizing a Likert questionnaire (46), taped interviews (18), and categorization based on thematic analysis. Results According to 71% of the participants, residents have clarity about their role in the development of their activities, and 48% said that residents have no opportunity to learn how to manage their work in a multidisciplinary team. Conclusion Isolation at medical records room, little interactivity between sectors with diversified and fixed activities, absence of a previous culture and lack of a training program on human resources management may interfere in the development of skills for the residents' practice. There is a need to review objectives of the medical residency in the field of radiology, incorporating, whenever possible, the commitment to the training of skills related to human resources management thus widening the scope of abilities of the future radiologists.

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The use of slack for medical residency development and recruiting

BMJ Health & Care Informatics ◽

10.14236/jhi.v25i3.1019 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 194-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Simon A. Sarkisian ◽

Andrew Kagel

Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Medical Students ◽

Residency Program ◽

Medical Residency ◽

Communication Platform ◽

New Residents ◽

Collaborative Application

As technology evolves, medical residency programmes must evolve as well. Slack is a cloud-based team collaborative application that was used by our Emergency Medicine Residency Program to not only streamline communication but also help in recruiting new residents. The majority of medical students auditioning for our programme responded to our use of Slack in a positive manner. We encourage other residency programmes to adopt a similar communication platform to attract the best applicant in a pool of modern learners.

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