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Internal Medicine Residents’ Perceptions of Virtual Morning Report: a Multicenter Survey

2021; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 37; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s11606-021-06963-7

1525-1497

Tyler J. Albert, Joel Bradley, Helene Starks, Jeff Redinger, Cherinne Arundel, Albertine Beard, Laura M. Caputo, Jonathan Chun, Craig G. Gunderson, Dan Heppe, Anand Jagannath, K. Craig Kent, Michael F. Krug, James D. Laudate, Vignesh Palaniappan, Amanda L Pensiero, Zaven Sargsyan, Emily Sladek, Matthew Tuck, Paul B. Cornia,

Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted graduate medical education, compelling training programs to abruptly transition to virtual educational formats despite minimal experience or proficiency. We surveyed residents from a national sample of internal medicine (IM) residency programs to describe their experiences with the transition to virtual morning report (MR), a highly valued core educational conference.Assess resident views about virtual MR content and teaching strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.Anonymous, web-based survey.Residents from 14 academically affiliated IM residency programs.The 25-item survey on virtual MR included questions on demographics; frequency and reason for attending; opinions on who should attend and teach; how the virtual format affects the learning environment; how virtual MR compares to in-person MR with regard to participation, engagement, and overall education; and whether virtual MR should continue after in-person conferences can safely resume. The survey included a combination of Likert-style, multiple option, and open-ended questions.Six hundred fifteen residents (35%) completed the survey, with a balanced sample of interns (39%), second-year (31%), and third-year (30%) residents. When comparing their overall assessment of in-person and virtual MR formats, 42% of residents preferred in-person, 18% preferred virtual, and 40% felt they were equivalent. Most respondents endorsed better peer-engagement, camaraderie, and group participation with in-person MR. Chat boxes, video participation, audience response systems, and smart boards/tablets enhanced respondents' educational experience during virtual MR. Most respondents (72%) felt that the option of virtual MR should continue when it is safe to resume in-person conferences.Virtual MR was a valued alternative to traditional in-person MR during the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents feel that the virtual platform offers unique educational benefits independent of and in conjunction with in-person conferences. Residents support the integration of a virtual platform into the delivery of MR in the future.