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Analysis Of Anonymous Student Narratives About Experiences With Emergency Medicine Residency Programs, Molly Estes, Jacob Garcia, Ronnie Ren, Mark Olaf, Shannon Moffett, Michael Galuska, Xiao C. Zhang Feb 2024

Analysis Of Anonymous Student Narratives About Experiences With Emergency Medicine Residency Programs, Molly Estes, Jacob Garcia, Ronnie Ren, Mark Olaf, Shannon Moffett, Michael Galuska, Xiao C. Zhang

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

Background: Academic emergency medicine (EM) communities have viewed anonymous online communities (AOC) such as Reddit or specialty-specific “applicant spreadsheets” as poor advising resources. Despite this, robust EM AOCs exist, with large user bases and heavy readership. Insights about applicants’ authentic experiences can be critical for applicants and program leadership decision-making. To date, there are no EM studies to qualitatively assess EM AOC narratives during the application cycle. Our goal was to perform a qualitative analysis of students’ EM program experiences through a publicly available AOC. Methods: This was a qualitative analysis of a publicly available, time-stamped, user-locked AOC dataset: “Official …


Obstetrics Emergency Labor And Delivery Case Simulations With Normal Vaginal Delivery Demonstration: A Hands-On Simulation For Clerkship Students, Emily A. Young, William A. Winter, Robyn N. D'Agostino, Rose A. Maxwell, Sheela Barhan, Marilyn Kindig Jan 2024

Obstetrics Emergency Labor And Delivery Case Simulations With Normal Vaginal Delivery Demonstration: A Hands-On Simulation For Clerkship Students, Emily A. Young, William A. Winter, Robyn N. D'Agostino, Rose A. Maxwell, Sheela Barhan, Marilyn Kindig

Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Publications

Introduction: Simulation is rarely used for medical student education in the field of obstetrics. This method is an effective model of learning for topics that are encountered in clinical situations and for topics that pose significant risk to patients when an untrained individual is involved. Methods: A 2-hour obstetric delivery simulation session was developed and incorporated into the third-year obstetrics and gynecology clerkship rotation at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. Medical students completed self-guided content reviews with resources provided prior to the session. During the session, each medical student conducted a normal vaginal delivery and one of the …