Intern Boot Camp: Feasibility and impact of a 1-hour session to ensure graduating medical student competency in falls risk assessment |
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Authors: | Rebecca L. Omlor Franklin S. Watkins Janice S. Lawlor James F. Lovato Nora F. Fino Hal H. Atkinson |
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Affiliation: | 1. Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USAbomlor@wakehealth.edu;3. Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA;4. Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA;5. Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA;6. Department of Biostatistical Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA;7. Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA;8. Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTThe authors evaluated the feasibility of a 1-hour session to ensure competency in gait and falls risk assessment for medical students at their institution. The session included a history and exam with faculty and staff as standardized patients, gait recognition videos, and case evaluation for falls risk assessment and prevention. Student perceptions were evaluated using a retrospective pre–post survey, scored on a 5-point Likert-type scale. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to assess change and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to analyze differences by residency choice. A range of five to 11 faculty and staff certified 238 medical students during eight 1-hour sessions. Overall self-perception of competence in falls risk assessment and prevention improved (p ≤ .001), and did not differ by residency choice, both before and after the training program (p = .73 and p = .25). Feedback was positive. This session is a feasible way to teach and assess the competency for falls risk assessment with modest time commitment. |
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Keywords: | Geriatric competencies medical education workshop |
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