Emergency medicine residents’ needs assessment for education and training using nationwide survey

¹연세대학교 원주세브란스기독병원 응급의학과
²연세대학교 원주의과대학 의학교육학과
³가톨릭대학교 여의도성모병원 응급의학과
⁴명지병원 응급의학과
⁵순천향대학교 부천병원 응급의학과
⁶동아대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실
⁷을지대학교 을지병원 응급의학과
⁸인제대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실
⁹인제대학교 인문의학연구소
¹⁰고려대학교 구로병원 응급의학과
¹¹울산대학교 대학원 예방의학교실
¹²경희의료원 응급의학과
¹³화홍병원 응급의학과

Tae Hyun Gwon¹

, Kyung Hye Park^1,2

, Eu Sun Lee^10,11

, Suk Jae Choi¹³

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea
²Department of Medical Education, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
³Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
⁴Department of Emergency Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea
⁵Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
⁶Department of Emergency Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
⁷Department of Emergency Medicine, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
⁸Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
⁹The Institute for Medical Humanities, Inje University, Busan, Korea
¹⁰Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
¹¹Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea
¹²Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
¹³Department of Emergency Medicine, Hawhong Hospital, Suwon, Korea

Correspondence

Kyung Hye Park ,Tel: 033-741-0242, Fax: 033-742-5034, Email: erdoc74@gmail.com,

Received: March 2, 2020; Revised: April 21, 2020 Accepted: June 18, 2020. Published online: February 26, 2021.

ABSTRACT

Objective:
This study was conducted to identify the needs assessment for education and training of emergency medicine (EM) residents.
Method:
The results of a national survey of EM residents of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine in 2019 were used. Education was one of the five categories in the survey. The preferred learning methods and their perceived importance and ability to perform in nine competencies were assessed. The Borich’s needs assessment model was used to analyze their needs.
Results:
Among 591 EM residents, 382 responded, and 371 responses were finally analyzed. Regarding the learning methods, junior residents preferred in-hospital conferences, staff lectures, internet resources, and textbooks. Overall, medical knowledge and procedural skills were the most important, and research was less important to recognize. Medical knowledge showed the highest rank in the needs assessment in all years, and ethics and professionalism showed the lowest ranks. The needs for procedural skills were higher in junior years but lower in senior years.
Conclusion:
These results will form the basis for the design of training programs to meet the educational needs of EM residents for each grade. Furthermore, an analysis of the educational needs should be done periodically according to the changes and demands of the times.

Key words: Emergency medicine; Residents; Education; Needs assessment