Germany-wide evaluation of residency in neurological intensive care medicine
- \(\bf Background:\) Neurointensive medicine is an important subspecialization of neurology. Its growing importance can be attributed to factors such as demographic change and the establishment of new therapeutic options. Part of the neurological residency in Germany is a six-month rotation on an intensive care unit (ICU), which has not yet been evaluated nationwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate kind and feasibility of neurointensive care training in Germany and to discover particularly successful training concepts. \(\bf Methods:\) In a preliminary study, ten residents and ten instructors were interviewed. Using content analysis, two questionnaires were created, which contained questions about specific teaching methods as well as individual satisfaction. The questionnaires were sent to 187 neurological clinics in Germany, and residents and instructors were asked to participate in the study. The data analysis was performed using SPSS and content analysis for the free-text data. \(\bf Results:\) Seventy of the 187 clinics contacted did not offer ICU-rotation. At 59,8% (\(\it n\) = 70) of the remaining hospitals, a total of 154 participants (84 residents, 70 educators) could be recruited. General satisfaction with the neurointensive medical training is high in both groups (residents: 3.34 \(\pm\) 0.54; instructors: 3.79 \(\pm\) 0.41, evaluated on the basis of a Likert scale from 1 = "not satisfied" to 5 = "fully satisfied"). Specific teaching methods (e.g. simulation trainings, feedback sessions) are perceived as very useful by residents, but rarely take place. Instructors are interested in educational opportunities such as didactic courses. \(\bf Conclusion:\) This study provides an overview of the ICU-rotation as part of the five-year neurological residency. Neurointensive care rotations usually take place at maximum care hospitals and last at least seven months. Despite frequent time and personnel restrictions, motivation of trainers and residents is high. Nevertheless, teaching methods as simulation training and educational opportunities for instructors must be expanded.
Author: | Ann-Kathrin ErnstGND, Michaela ZupanicGND, Gisa EllrichmannORCiDGND, Anne-Sophie BiesalskiORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-91800 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03441-4 |
Parent Title (English): | BMC medical education |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Place of publication: | London |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2022/07/29 |
Date of first Publication: | 2022/05/12 |
Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
Tag: | Open Access Fonds Education; Intensive care medicine; Neurointensive; Neurology; Residency; Teaching |
Volume: | 22 |
Issue: | Article 364 |
First Page: | 364-1 |
Last Page: | 364-10 |
Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät |
Licence (English): | Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |