146 - Integrating Professional Development Lectures into PM&R Residency Didactics

Friday, February 23, 2024

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT

Co-Author(s)

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Nicole V. Nguyen, DO

Physician
Baylor College of Medicine
Arlington, Texas, United States

Presenting Author(s)

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Stacey Isidro, MD

Resident Physician
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Co-Author(s)

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Timothy La, MD

Resident
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
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Yuting Jiao, MD

PM&R Staff Physician
VA
Houston, Texas, United States
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Felicia Skelton, MD

Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Objectives: By May 2023, we plan to improve PM&R resident understanding and comfort with professional development topics by 2 points on the Likert scale assessment.

Design: A Plan-Design-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle was used for professional development lectures during didactics for PM&R residents at an academic institution. After surveying residents about their preferred professional development topics, the team worked with the academic chiefs to provide the suggested lectures and analyzed the continuity of integrating a series of professional development lectures during didactics. The primary outcome was the Likert scale score based on the familiarity of content pre and post lectures.

Results: There were 14 professional development lectures during didactics from April 2022 to June 2023. 50% of the lectures were given over a 2 month period from April 2022 until May 2022. The remaining lectures were given from September 2022 to June 2023 for a more longitudinal approach based on resident feedback. Current topics ranged from contract negotiation, conflict management, financial planning, home buying, and physiatrists’ role in SNF/LTACs. Future topics suggested by residents included getting promoted in academic medicine, starting a private practice, and utilizing maternity/paternity leave.

There were 23 resident responses with an equal breakdown among PGY2, PGY3, and PGY4 levels. The total mean change in Likert scores pre and post-lecture was 3.958, indicating an increase in familiarity of the specific professional development topic. 100% of respondents indicated that it would be beneficial to continue to include business aspects of medicine during didactics.

Conclusions: PM&R residents found professional development lectures beneficial and would like to continue integrating them into didactics.