Submission ID 77801
| Code | OF-1-6 |
|---|---|
| At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: | |
| Category | Medical Education |
| Type | Oral |
| Will the presenter be a: | Student |
| Title | Assessment of Incoming Paediatrics Residents' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Skills in Social Paediatrics |
| Background/Purpose | Despite increasing recognition of the importance of Social Determinants of Health (SDH), medical curricula have rarely moved beyond didactic-style teaching of these concepts. This has resulted in medical trainees lacking confidence in their knowledge and training in health advocacy and social accountability. Our study aimed to delineate incoming paediatric residents' baseline knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to social paediatrics. |
| Methods | All incoming paediatric residents from 2019 to 2021 at Western University were invited to complete a questionnaire created by an interdisciplinary team of medical education specialists, social workers, and paediatricians. The questionnaire contained knowledge questions and scales developed to assess participant attitudes and frequency of skill use. |
| Results | A total of 21/30 questionnaires were completed. Incoming residents demonstrated adequate knowledge base of SDH (average score 75.9% on knowledge questions). There was a high level of agreement with social paediatrics concepts, specifically regarding learning from patients and families, and empathy and humanism. While residents endorsed frequently applying patient-centred communication skills, there was greater variability in reported frequency of employing advocacy skills. Several gaps existed between knowledge and application of skills related to social paediatrics in clinical practice. |
| Discussion | Our findings demonstrate that residents highly value social paediatrics concepts, but feel less prepared to act on them. With this understanding, we should shift our curriculum development to creating opportunities for residents to develop the necessary skills to practice paediatrics in a way that fulfills a professional mandate towards social justice and social accountability. |
| Keyword 1 | social paediatrics |
| Keyword 2 | curriculum development |
| Keyword 3 | advocacy |
| Abstract content most relevant to: (check all that apply) | Residency Education
Undergraduate Medical Education |
| Abstract Track - First Choice | Curriculum |
| Curriculum | Competency-Based Education Evaluation General Integrated |
| Authors | Dilini Kekulawala Breanna Chen Jacqueline Ogilvie Andrea Ens Jill Sangha Dilini Kekulawala |
