The impact of a “Back to Bedside” initiative on resident education

Background: Back to Bedside is an American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) sponsored program with the goal giving trainees a chance find deeper meaning in their clinical work. As technological advances have decreased amount time are spending patients, was started that gives residents opportunity explore patient interaction and communication skills. Observations: Residents spent one week on elective during which they had uninterrupted ten encounters were able address multiple factors. They assisted goals care discussions, education illness, medications, practiced skills.Conclusion: Thirty-one participated completed survey after elective. This proved be great benefit many areas. found personal growth ability communicate medical findings easy-to-understand format, improvement general skills, understanding routine complex pathology. effective key safety, this study proves curricula can improve physician-patient interactions. Keywords: Communication, education, curriculum