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Do I Add Value? A Mixed Methods Study Comparing Medical Students’ Experiences With Patient Documentation, Shannon Haines, Kari Nelson, Kaeli Samson, Nathan Gollehon

Child Health Research Institute Pediatric Research Forum

Background

Clinical documentation is an essential skill for practicing physicians, yet many medical students are not prepared for the documentation demands required during residency.^1,2 Recent CMS rule changes now allow medical students’ notes to be used for billing.³ Previous studies have shown positive perceptions of medical students whose notes were used in an outpatient setting.⁴ We utilized Constructivist Learning Theory to frame our work, where students construct their knowledge as faculty and residents facilitate the process.⁵

Objectives

To explore if using student documentation for billing impacts student perceptions and experiences during the pediatric clerkship.

Methods

Pediatric …

To Addend Or Not To Addend? Exploring Pediatric Residents' Perceptions Of Using Medical Students’ Notes For Documentation, A Mixed Methods Approach, Shannon Haines, Kari Nelson, Kaeli Samson, Nathan Gollehon

Child Health Research Institute Pediatric Research Forum

Background

Clinical documentation is an essential skill for practicing physicians, yet many medical students are not prepared for documentation required during residency.^1,2 CMS rule changes now allow medical students’ notes to be used for billing.³ Residents are often the primary authors of notes and provide medical student supervision and instruction. However, little is known about how the use of medical student notes in patient documentation would impact residents. We utilized Constructivist Learning Theory to frame our work, where students construct their knowledge as residents and subsequently faculty facilitate the process.⁴

Objectives

To evaluate how utilizing clerkship medical …

Unsolicited Advice, Kara Arnold

Child Health Research Institute Pediatric Research Forum

This piece was written with the phrases that have been said to me or to other female colleagues throughout my year of clinical rotations. Although women in medicine have come a long way, I want this to illustrate the pain that is still inflicted towards female professionals through words like these.

Comparison Of Third Year Medical Student Wellness Before And During The Sars-Cov2 Pandemic, Jenna Scholl, Oladapo Akinmoladun, Amissabah Kanley, Nathan Gollehon, Jason Burrows

Child Health Research Institute Pediatric Research Forum

Introduction

Depression and suicidal ideation have a higher prevalence in medical students when compared to other age-matched populations.^1,2 The SARS-CoV2 pandemic has further threatened medical trainee well-being with increased stress and risk of mental illness.^3,4

Objective

To compare medical student well-being at a single institution before and during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic.

Methods

Third year medical students at a single institution voluntarily completed a survey during pediatric clerkship orientation as part of an ongoing, non-pandemic longitudinal wellness study. The survey instrument includes basic demographic information, the validated World Health Organization (WHO) (FIVE) Well-Being Index (WHO-5), and questions about physical …

Life As Medical Student On Rotation, Amanda Goodwin

Child Health Research Institute Pediatric Research Forum

A reflection of the stress and wonder surrounding M3 year