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Table 1 Residents’ Perceptions of PICU Rotation Before and After PICU Passport

From: PICU Passport: Pilot study of a handheld resident curriculum

 

Pre-Intervention

N = 22

n (%)

Post-Intervention

N = 38

n (%)

P

Level of Training

 - PGY2a

3 (13.64)

27 (71.05)

<0.001

 - PGY3a (or higher)

19 (86.36)

11 (28.95)

Feel prepared to recognize a critically ill child

21 (95.45)

36 (94.74)

1

Feel prepared to plan initial management of a critically ill child

18 (81.82)

32 (84.21)

0.46

Comfortable caring for a critically ill child until disposition to a higher level of care

16 (72.73)

22 (57.89)

0.28

Satisfied with educational experience during PICU rotation

6 (27.27)

30 (78.95)

<0.001

Empowered to ask PICU faculty to cover specific topics

6 (27.27)

29 (76.32)

<0.001

PICU faculty targeted teaching towards gaps in knowledge

1 (4.55)

24 (63.16)

<0.0001

Acquired skills and knowledge during PICU rotation important to general pediatrics residency training

17 (77.27)

35 (92.11)

0.13

  1. aPGY Post-graduate year of training