Journal article
Resident Remediation in Family Medicine Residency Programs: A CERA Survey of Program Directors
Family medicine, Vol.53(9), pp.773-778
10/04/2021
DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2021.546572
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Identifying underperforming residents and helping them become fully competent physicians is an important faculty responsibility. The process to identify and remediate these learners varies greatly between programs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the remediation landscape in family medicine residency programs by investigating resident remediation characteristics, tools to improve the process, and remediation challenges. Methods: This study analyzed responses from the Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance (CERA) national survey of family medicine program directors in 2017. Survey questions included topics on faculty remediation training, remediation prevalence, tools for remediation, and barriers to remediation. Results: Two hundred sixty-seven of 503 program directors completed our survey (53% response rate). Most residency programs (245/264, 93%) had at least one resident undergoing remediation in the last 3 years. A majority (242/265, 91%) of residents undergoing remediation were successful within 12 months. The three most important tools to improve remediation were an accessible remediation toolkit (50%), formal remediation recommendations from national family medicine organizations (20%), and on-site faculty development and training (19%). The top-two challenges to the remediation process were a lack of documented evaluations to trigger remediation and a lack of faculty knowledge and skills with effective remediation strategies. Conclusions: Residents needing remediation are common, but most were successfully remediated within 12 months. Program directors wanted access to a standardized toolkit to help guide the remediation process.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Resident Remediation in Family Medicine Residency Programs: A CERA Survey of Program Directors
- Creators
- Winfred Frazier - UPMC St Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program, Pittsburg, PAStephen A Wilson - Boston Medical CenterFrank D'Amico - University of Pittsburgh Medicine Center St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center, Family Medicine Residency Program, Kensington, PAGeorge R Bergus - University of Iowa, Family Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Family medicine, Vol.53(9), pp.773-778
- DOI
- 10.22454/FamMed.2021.546572
- ISSN
- 0742-3225
- eISSN
- 1938-3800
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/04/2021
- Academic Unit
- Family Medicine; Physician Assistant Studies; Psychiatry
- Record Identifier
- 9984207039202771
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