BACKGROUND Although Adolescent Medicine is a pediatric subspecialty, it addresses many issues that differ from other aspects of pediatrics clinical training. The aim of this study was to explore the general experiences of pediatric residents during their rotations in Adolescent Medicine. METHODS Qualitative methods were applied. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with pediat...

BACKGROUND Pediatric residents often finish their training lacking sufficient procedural proficiency and resuscitation experience in the care of critically ill children. Simulation is gaining favor in pediatric residency programs as a modality for procedural and resuscitation education. We reviewed the literature assessing simulation and its role in pediatric resident training. METHODS We con...

BACKGROUND Pediatric residents must become proficient with performing a lumbar puncture (LP) during training. Residents have traditionally acquired LP skills by observing the procedure performed by a more senior resident or staff physician and then attempting the procedure themselves. This process can result in variable procedural skill acquisition and trainee discomfort. This study assessed ch...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to determine which measurable factors of resident training experience contribute to improvement of in-training examination (ITE) and certifying examination (CE) scores. METHODS This is a descriptive retrospective study analyzing data from July 2003 through June 2006 at a large academic pediatric training program. Pediatric categorical residents beginning r...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on pediatric residents' resuscitation fund of knowledge, technical skills, confidence, and overall performance. DESIGN Prospective, nonconcurrent, controlled interventional trial. SETTING Urban pediatric tertiary care hospital. PARTICIPANTS An intervention group (IG) of 28 pediatric residents graduating in 1997, and a ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate how well a group of recently trained pediatric chief residents could label anatomic structures on two different photographs of female prepubertal genitalia. Additionally, the study sought to explore aspects of pediatric training in sexual abuse and clinical practice issues surrounding the routine genital examination. METHOD A 38-item questionnaire was mailed to pediatric...

From the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles BioMedical Research G raduating pediatric residents in the US are under contract until June 30 and may be assigned patient care duties up until then. However, those entering fellowship are usually expected to begin their training on July 1. In addition, many are required to attend orientation before June 30 or must relocate to another city. Th...

BACKGROUND Performance on the Orthopaedic In-training Examination (OITE) has been correlated with performance on the written portion of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery examination. Herein we sought to discover whether adding a regular pediatric didactic lecture improved residents' performance on the OITE's pediatric domain. METHODS In 2012, a didactic lecture series was started in t...

OBJECTIVE To compare the ability of pediatric residents to differentiate an asymmetric from a symmetric red reflex in patients with anisometropia and microstrabismus using the Brückner reflex and the Medical Technology Innovations (MTI) photoscreener. METHODS A prospective, masked, case-control study was performed. Twelve pediatric residents evaluated 10 study patients and 6 control subjects ...