Development of a curriculum and training program in Woman Veterans Health for Internal Medical Residents
Introduction. Internal Medicine residents must develop competency as Primary Care Providers, but a gap exists in their curriculum and training with regard to women’s reproductive health. With increasing need in VA due to new influx of women veterans it poses problems in recruitment of competent phys...
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| author | Ceylony Manju Porhomayon Jahan Pourafkari Leili Nader Nader D. |
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| description | Introduction. Internal Medicine residents must develop competency as Primary Care Providers, but a gap exists in their curriculum and training with regard to women’s reproductive health. With increasing need in VA due to new influx of women veterans it poses problems in recruitment of competent physicians trained in Women’s health. Methods. An intensive, one-month women’s reproductive health curriculum with hands on experience for Internal Medicine residents was provided. Curriculum was taught to the residents who rotated at the Women’s Health Clinic for one month. Pre-test and post-test exams were administered. Increase in knowledge of residents in providing gender specific evaluations and management was objectively assessed by changes in post-test scores. Data were analyzed for statistically significant improvement in written tests scores. Results. Total of 47 Internal Medicine residents rotated through Women’s Health Center during the evaluation period. All residents completed both pre-test and post-test exams. The average time to complete the pre-test was 20.5 ± 5.4 min and 19.5 ± 4.8 min for post-test. There was no correlation between the time to complete the pre-test exam and the post-test exam. The total score was significantly improved from 8.5 ± 1.6 to 13.2 ± 1.8 (p < 0.0001). Conclusion. This study shows how to equip physicians in training with information on women’s health that enables them to provide safe and gender appropriate care in primary care settings. This practice will reduce the need for frequent referrals for specialized care and thus provide cost saving for patient and health care on the whole. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b711c7a3667445c8beb84f96abdf66f32022-12-22T01:54:53ZengSciendoRomanian Journal of Internal Medicine2501-062X2017-09-0155316717310.1515/rjim-2017-0016rjim-2017-0016Development of a curriculum and training program in Woman Veterans Health for Internal Medical ResidentsCeylony Manju0Porhomayon Jahan1Pourafkari Leili2Nader Nader D.3Department of Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USAIntroduction. Internal Medicine residents must develop competency as Primary Care Providers, but a gap exists in their curriculum and training with regard to women’s reproductive health. With increasing need in VA due to new influx of women veterans it poses problems in recruitment of competent physicians trained in Women’s health. Methods. An intensive, one-month women’s reproductive health curriculum with hands on experience for Internal Medicine residents was provided. Curriculum was taught to the residents who rotated at the Women’s Health Clinic for one month. Pre-test and post-test exams were administered. Increase in knowledge of residents in providing gender specific evaluations and management was objectively assessed by changes in post-test scores. Data were analyzed for statistically significant improvement in written tests scores. Results. Total of 47 Internal Medicine residents rotated through Women’s Health Center during the evaluation period. All residents completed both pre-test and post-test exams. The average time to complete the pre-test was 20.5 ± 5.4 min and 19.5 ± 4.8 min for post-test. There was no correlation between the time to complete the pre-test exam and the post-test exam. The total score was significantly improved from 8.5 ± 1.6 to 13.2 ± 1.8 (p < 0.0001). Conclusion. This study shows how to equip physicians in training with information on women’s health that enables them to provide safe and gender appropriate care in primary care settings. This practice will reduce the need for frequent referrals for specialized care and thus provide cost saving for patient and health care on the whole.https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2017-0016medical educationwomeninternship and residencyeducationprimary health care |
| spellingShingle | Ceylony Manju Porhomayon Jahan Pourafkari Leili Nader Nader D. Development of a curriculum and training program in Woman Veterans Health for Internal Medical Residents Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine medical education women internship and residency education primary health care |
| title | Development of a curriculum and training program in Woman Veterans Health for Internal Medical Residents |
| title_full | Development of a curriculum and training program in Woman Veterans Health for Internal Medical Residents |
| title_fullStr | Development of a curriculum and training program in Woman Veterans Health for Internal Medical Residents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a curriculum and training program in Woman Veterans Health for Internal Medical Residents |
| title_short | Development of a curriculum and training program in Woman Veterans Health for Internal Medical Residents |
| title_sort | development of a curriculum and training program in woman veterans health for internal medical residents |
| topic | medical education women internship and residency education primary health care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2017-0016 |
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