Journal article
The Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Online Curriculum for Virtual Onboarding/Orientation of Graduate Medical Education Learners During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Advances in medical education and practice, Vol.13, pp.1385-1394
01/01/2022
DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S386286
PMCID: PMC9675408
PMID: 36411750
Abstract
Background: Graduate medical education (GME) orientation/onboarding is conventionally an in-person activity, but the COVID-19 pandemic prompted virtual approaches to learner onboarding. However, online GME onboarding strategies have not been disseminated in the literature.Objective: To determine the usefulness of an online curriculum for GME learner orientation at a large sponsoring institution using an electronic survey. The primary outcome was to discover the usefulness of our online curriculum for GME onboarding, and secondary outcomes included identifying barriers to implementation and weaknesses associated with online GME orientation.Methods: We created an online GME orientation curriculum to onboard incoming learners (from June 1 to August 31, 2020) and electronically surveyed our learners to determine the usefulness of this novel approach. We conducted orientation sessions and electronically recorded questionnaire responses using CarmenCanvas, our institutional learning management system. Linear regression analysis was performed to identify factors predicting satisfaction with virtual GME orientation using IBM SPSS Statistics, Version 26.0 (Armonk, NY, USA).Results: Of 353 trainees, 272 completed the survey for a 77% response rate. 97% of respondents reported that the curriculum supported performance of learner duties. 79% of trainees perceived the overall quality as "very good" or "good", 91% responded that the curriculum provided "effective learning", 94% reported "accessing the course content easily", 92% reported "easily navigating the curriculum", 91% described the curriculum as "well-organized", and 87% reported that the lectures "supported their learning".Conclusion: Online delivery of a comprehensive GME orientation curriculum is useful and facilitates learner education, training, and integration into a large GME institution in the COVID-19 era.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Online Curriculum for Virtual Onboarding/Orientation of Graduate Medical Education Learners During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Creators
- Scott Holliday - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterNasir Hussain - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterMatthew Lang - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterCoranita Burt - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterAmber Clevenger - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterJeff Barbee - The Ohio State UniversityAmanda R. Start - The Ohio State UniversityJuan Fiorda-Diaz - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterDaniel Clinchot - The Ohio State UniversityTiffany Boone - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterMichael Essandoh - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Advances in medical education and practice, Vol.13, pp.1385-1394
- Publisher
- Dove Medical Press Ltd
- DOI
- 10.2147/AMEP.S386286
- PMID
- 36411750
- PMCID
- PMC9675408
- ISSN
- 1179-7258
- eISSN
- 1179-7258
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984656529502771
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