Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Integration of Geriatric Education Within the American Board of Emergency Medicine Model. |
| Authors: |
Southerland, Lauren T., Willoughby, Lauren R., Lyou, Jason, Goett, Rebecca R., Markwalter, Daniel W., Gorgas, Diane L. |
| Source: |
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health; 2024 Supplement, Vol. 25, p41-50, 10p |
| Subject Terms: |
HEALTH services administration, CURRICULUM, CONSENSUS (Social sciences), PHILOSOPHY of education, GERIATRICS, EMERGENCY medicine, MEDICAL care for older people, PROFESSIONAL competence, EDUCATIONAL attainment |
| Abstract: |
Background: Emergency medicine (EM) resident training is guided by the American Board of Emergency Medicine Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine (EM Model) and the EM Milestones as developed based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) list. These are consensus documents developed by a collaborative working group of seven national EM organizations. External experts in geriatric EM also developed competency recommendations for EM residency education in geriatrics, but these are not being taught in many residency programs. Our objective was to evaluate how the geriatric EM competencies integrate/overlap with the EM Model and KSAs to help residency programs include them in their educational curricula. Methods: Trained emergency physicians independently mapped the geriatric resident competencies onto the 2019 EM Model items and the 2021 KSAs using Excel spreadsheets. Discrepancies were resolved by an independent reviewer with experience with the EM Model development and resident education, and the final mapping was reviewed by all team members. Results: The EM Model included 77% (20/26) of the geriatric competencies. The KSAs included most of the geriatric competencies (81%, 21/26). All but one of the geriatric competencies mapped onto either the EM Model or the KSAs. Within the KSAs, most of the geriatric competencies mapped onto necessary level skills (ranked B, C, D, or E) with only five (8%) also mapping onto advanced skills (ranked A). Conclusion: All but one of the geriatric EM competencies mapped to the current EM Model and KSAs. The geriatric competencies correspond to knowledge at all levels of training within the KSAs, from beginner to expert in EM. Educators in EM can use this mapping to integrate the geriatric competencies within their curriculums. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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