To evaluate resident satisfaction with and perceived utility of global neurology morning reports.

While the proportion of neurology residents expressing an interest in global neurology during their training is increasing, limited funding and elective time remain barriers to widespread participation.  To meet this growing need, we instituted a twice-monthly global neurology morning report in which a Johns Hopkins faculty member based in Zambia presents an interactive case discussion from Zambia via Zoom.

Remote bi-monthly global neurology morning reports were instituted as part of the Johns Hopkins neurology residency program curriculum in March 2018.  In July 2020, an anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted among current Johns Hopkins PGY-3 and PGY-4 neurology residents and recent graduates who had attended at least one global neurology morning report.  Descriptive statistics from this survey are presented.

Most (69%, n=30) of the 43 eligible participants completed the survey, of which 53% were prior graduates, 66% were female, and 33% reported prior in-person global health experience.  While most respondents reported they were unlikely to include global health in their future practice, 85% reported that gaining exposure to global health was important.  Almost all participants (96.5%) reported satisfaction with the global neurology morning reports, with 100% reporting they were useful to their clinical knowledge and 86% reporting that they were useful to their clinical practice.  All respondents felt morning reports should continue, and most (69%) ranked the educational value of the experience in the top quartile of the residency curriculum.    

Resident satisfaction with and perceived utility of global neurology morning reports were high even though the majority did not plan to pursue global neurology opportunities as part of their career.  Remote learning opportunities may help meet the demand for global neurology experiences among residents while overcoming common barriers to in-person experiences.