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Abstract Number: 67
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) sets strict guidelines governing work hours for internal medicine trainees, not to exceed 80 hours per week. Though many programs grapple with achieving adherence, few published studies report successful changes to meet these limits. Previous efforts at our institution to reduce patient census on the teaching […]
Abstract Number: 70
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Nearly 6 million pediatric patients are discharged from the hospital yearly in the United States (AHRQ 2012), and social determinants of health (SDoH) impact discharge outcomes (Nacht 2022). Effective discharge planning prevents patient readmissions (Shapiro 2021), but the literature on how best to educate pediatric trainees is limited (Key-Solle 2010, Widmer 2015). We assessed […]
Abstract Number: 71
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: How to combat the corrosive effects of burnout during residency training remains a persistent question, but a supportive working environment has shown to be a protective factor. Purpose: The Golden Ticket Project (GTP) is a novel wellness pilot program designed to encourage peer recognition within a pediatric residency program. Description: METHODS: Through an electronic […]
Abstract Number: 74
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become increasingly popular in medicine due to its ease of access, reduction in need for consultative ultrasonography, and usefulness in diagnosing common conditions [3,4,5]. The use of POCUS in the inpatient settings of emergency rooms, ICU, Surgical and Medical Wards has been established [3,4,5] The availability of ultrasound machines and […]
Abstract Number: 82
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The ACGME has developed competencies for systems-based practice and problem-based learning and improvement to encourage trainees to integrate quality and safety into their everyday practice. Furthermore, the AAMC has a call to action for US Medical schools and teaching hospitals to successfully align clinical and education missions in order to have quality improvement and […]
Abstract Number: N3
SHM Converge 2022
Background: COVID-19 is an emerging illness that the medical community learns more about with each passing day. As medical students go out on their rotations, they receive differing levels of education about the disease and its treatment modalities. Our study aim was to gather baseline information about the knowledge 4th-year medical students were receiving in […]
Abstract Number: N4
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Internal Medicine residency is a three-year experience during which second and third year residents are expected to lead a team of first year residents and medical students. This structure has led to many residents finding themselves in leadership positions by circumstance and often with limited prior leadership training. The purpose of this study is […]
Abstract Number: 179
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Opening new residency programs in community hospitals is one strategy to address physician shortage. Previous reports have shown better mortality outcomes in university based hospitals. However, less is known about teaching community hospitals. Disrupting well- established workflows in community hospitals is feared to cause an increased cost and possibly a slide in quality of […]
Abstract Number: 219
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Fall for hospitalized patients can cause significant injury and have devastating long term consequences for patients with 33% resulting in injury, 4-6% causing serious injury (1). Information is available regarding risk factors for falls and specific patient or nursing centric interventions to prevent falls, but there is little known about the physician perspective in […]
Abstract Number: 226
SHM Converge 2021
Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that selecting graduating medical students for residency interviews based solely on USMLE scores or clinical grades does not adequately capture the breadth of qualities needed to succeed as a resident as outlined by the ACGME competencies. Step scores have been shown to correlate with ITE scores and boards […]