Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
LP8 - 07
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Resident
Affiliation
Title
Virtual MacPeds: Leveling up to the new virtual reality of medical education
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Virtual MacPeds is an online curriculum created using Kern's six step approach to curriculum development to supplement resident learning during Covid-19. The curriculum included: online lectures, a live teaching calendar that includes links to sessions across rotations and subspecialties, and a resource rolodex with links to online learning materials. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the components of the curriculum that were most useful to residents.
Methods
Virtual MacPeds was piloted from March 2020 to June 2020 to 51 core pediatric residents in PGY1-4 at McMaster University. The Kirkpatrick Model for learning evaluation was used to assess resident reaction to the implementation of the curriculum. A voluntary online survey was emailed to residents with the opportunity to respond from June to July 2020. Descriptive statistics was used to assess learner engagement and perception of the curriculum.
Results
95% of respondents (n=20) had reduced in-person teaching sessions during Covid-19 and 80% had impacted clinical rotations (self-isolation, virtual care, patient volumes). 95% used the curriculum, all of whom found it helpful in fulfilling learning objectives. 85% of participants attended the online lectures - those who did not attend noted schedule conflict. 100% would use Virtual MacPeds in the future. Participants noted that Virtual MacPeds should include a live teaching schedule (100%), online lectures (84.2%), self-study modules (73.7%), resource rolodex (52.6%) with suggestions for recorded lectures (89.5%) and simulations (57.9%).
Conclusion
Virtual MacPeds is an acceptable and useful supplement to resident learning during Covid-19. Useful elements of the curriculum include online lectures, a live teaching schedule, resource rolodex and self-study modules.
Keyword 1
medical education
Keyword 2
online learning
Keyword 3
postgraduate
Level of Training
Post Graduate
Abstract Themes
Curriculum
Curriculum
General
Additional Theme (First choice)
Postgraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Nina Mazze
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
