Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OA3-3-4
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
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Resident
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Shared Screens: Resident Perspectives of Virtual Academic Half Day
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted the postgraduate learning environment. Balancing the need to comply with public health recommendations and offer safe learning environments, many programs have drawn upon virtual technologies to continue delivery of formal academic curricula. Despite widespread use, however, little is currently known as to how trainees have viewed these changes. We sought to explore resident perceptions on the COVID-19 influenced shift from in-person to virtual academic half day (AHD) delivery.
Methods
We created and distributed a cross-sectional survey to 51 pediatric residents who participated in virtual AHD delivery in a university-affiliated program, distributed across three training sites. Survey responses were obtained confidentially through a secure, online platform (REDCap). Descriptive statistics and inductive thematic analysis were used to analyze responses to close-ended and free response questions, respectively.
Results
Response rate was 60.8%. Residents reported statistically significant improvement in their attitudes towards virtual AHD across all metrics collected. Areas most strongly rated included increased trainee engagement and overall satisfaction with virtual delivery, in part due to increased relevance of content. Factors enabling participation included more educationally safe interactions and a more comfortable and flexible learning environment.
Conclusion
Our results suggest that the transition to virtual AHD has generally been well received. At an uncertain time when trainee vulnerability is heightened, the need to explicitly attend to issues of relevance, engagement, safety, and comfort are crucial. Further, given the rapid and reactive pivots to new curricular strategies in the wake of COVID-19, it is incumbent upon programs to incorporate resident feedback to ensure that a learner-centred environment that addresses their educational needs is maintained.
Keyword 1
VIrtual education
Keyword 2
Learner-centred
Keyword 3
Educational safety
Level of Training
Post Graduate
Abstract Themes
Teaching and learning
Teaching and Learning
E-Learning/Technology
Additional Theme (First choice)
Physician & Medical Student Health and Well-being
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Postgraduate
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Authors
Presenter
Brett Schrewe
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
