Posters
Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Project
Presentation Type
Poster
Discipline Track
Translational Science
Abstract Type
Research/Clinical
Abstract
Abstract
Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Project
Alvarenga UTRGV c/o 2022, Duran UTRGV c/o 2022, Onyechi UTRGV c/o 2022, Dr. Jose Campo-Maldonado, MD
Background: In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, clinical experiences required adaptation to ensure safety of student learners. One such change was that the internal medicine clerkship moved to a fully inpatient experience. An unintended consequences of this was the elimination of protected weekends from the 2-month course. This research study aimed at evaluating student’s perceptions of the clerkship’s schedule and how it related to well-being, burnout, overall satisfaction with the clerkship, and final grades.
Methods: An anonymous survey regarding overall satisfaction with self-study time, ability to master clerkship requirements was emailed to students who had completed the IM clerkship by April 26, 2021. Our intervention was the addition of three academic golden weekends to the schedule of the IM clerkship for any student completing the clerkship after April 26. Students in the post-intervention clerkship will submit an identical survey and the responses will be compared. In addition to this, focus groups will be asked about their perception of how 3 full 2-day weekends affected their experience.
Results: Preliminary data from the pre-intervention population identified burn-out and dissatisfaction with lack of a 2-day weekends as barriers to satisfaction. A focus group with the first post-intervention clerkship group identified golden weekends as a useful intervention. There was an emphasis on the increased ability to master the clerkship material and study for shelf examination. Formal analysis pending.
Academic/Professional Position
Medical Student
Mentor/PI Department
Internal Medicine
Recommended Citation
Alvarenga, Maria; Duran, Elif S.; Onyechi, Stephanie; and Campo Maldonado, Jose E., "Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Project" (2023). Research Symposium. 61.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/somrs/theme1/posters/61
Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Project
Abstract
Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Project
Alvarenga UTRGV c/o 2022, Duran UTRGV c/o 2022, Onyechi UTRGV c/o 2022, Dr. Jose Campo-Maldonado, MD
Background: In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, clinical experiences required adaptation to ensure safety of student learners. One such change was that the internal medicine clerkship moved to a fully inpatient experience. An unintended consequences of this was the elimination of protected weekends from the 2-month course. This research study aimed at evaluating student’s perceptions of the clerkship’s schedule and how it related to well-being, burnout, overall satisfaction with the clerkship, and final grades.
Methods: An anonymous survey regarding overall satisfaction with self-study time, ability to master clerkship requirements was emailed to students who had completed the IM clerkship by April 26, 2021. Our intervention was the addition of three academic golden weekends to the schedule of the IM clerkship for any student completing the clerkship after April 26. Students in the post-intervention clerkship will submit an identical survey and the responses will be compared. In addition to this, focus groups will be asked about their perception of how 3 full 2-day weekends affected their experience.
Results: Preliminary data from the pre-intervention population identified burn-out and dissatisfaction with lack of a 2-day weekends as barriers to satisfaction. A focus group with the first post-intervention clerkship group identified golden weekends as a useful intervention. There was an emphasis on the increased ability to master the clerkship material and study for shelf examination. Formal analysis pending.