Attitudes toward professionalism education in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency programs. Laryngoscope 2015 Feb;125(2):348-53
Date
07/22/2014Pubmed ID
25042378DOI
10.1002/lary.24824Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84921752750 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 8 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Resident professionalism development is important for physician training and patient care. Meaningful professionalism curriculum requires collaboration between learners and educators. We aimed to better understand attitudes of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) program directors (PDs) and residents toward professionalism education.
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective survey.
METHODS: We identified contemporary methods of professionalism evaluation and education and formulated questions to assess attitudes toward professionalism education. Surveys were electronically distributed to 104 PDs who were asked to forward a separate survey to residents.
RESULTS: The resident survey was completed by 110 OHNS residents, and the PD survey was completed by 33 OHNS PDs. The majority of residents (78%) and faculty (84%) believed professionalism could be taught. Role modeling (93%) and morbidity and mortality conference (90%) were the most common methods of education. Faculty questionnaires (100%) and nursing/ancillary staff questionnaires (93%) were the most common methods of resident evaluation. The majority of residents considered faculty mentoring (66%) and small group discussions (56%) to be useful methods for teaching professionalism, whereas only 14% considered formal lectures useful. Residents valued questionnaires by faculty (98%), medical staff (97%), and patients (94%) for professionalism evaluation.
CONCLUSION: We are the first to study OHNS residents and PDs attitudes toward professionalism evaluation and education. Residents value mentoring programs and small group sessions rather than formal didactics and value evaluation from multiple sources. Programs should consider incorporating these specific educational and evaluative methods into their professionalism curricula.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: N/A.
Author List
Nichols BG, Stadler ME, Poetker DMAuthors
David M. Poetker MD Chief, Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of WisconsinMichael Stadler MD Associate Dean, Chief Medical Officer, Associate P in the Medical College Physicians Administration department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAttitude of Health Personnel
Education, Medical, Graduate
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency
Male
Otolaryngology
Professional Practice
Prospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Wisconsin
