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Abstract Details

Building Foundations: Introductory Curriculum for First-year Neurology Residents
好色先生, Research, and Methodology
P5 - Poster Session 5 (11:45 AM-12:45 PM)
15-001
To improve post-graduate year 1 (PGY-1) residents’ foundational neurology knowledge through a novel didactic curriculum. 
Categorical neurology programs provide early exposure to neurology services and educational conferences. Yet, there remains a gap in structured, didactic curriculum focused on foundational neurology concepts for PGY1s to establish a mental framework to build off for future knowledge. 
A needs assessment for a dedicated PGY-1 neurology curriculum was conducted by adding targeted questions to an annual didactic curriculum survey distributed to all residents and teaching faculty. One question specifically solicited didactic session topic ideas. A working group of self-selected residents and program leadership finalized curriculum topics and created corresponding learning objectives as well as assessments. The curriculum consisted of five weekly, two-hour sessions with electronically delivered pre- and post-session quizzes. Session topics included brain anatomy and imaging, neurological examination, acute stroke and seizure management, peripheral nervous system anatomy, Guillain-Barré management, dizziness, headache, and demyelinating disease. Instructors were encouraged to utilize adult-learning principles. An end-of-curriculum electronic feedback survey assessed learner satisfaction and perceptions of interactivity and relevance. Statistical analyses included descriptive measures and unpaired t-testing. 

In the needs assessment, 68% of faculty (n=28/41) and residents (n=21/31) wanted development of PGY-1 didactic series.   

Pooling the five sessions data for overall knowledge attainment, average quiz scores were 68% (n=24) pre-session and non-significantly improved to 78% (n=10) post-session (p=0.17).  

The overall satisfaction score was 4.6/5, with 58% (n=7/12) residents responding; 71% (n=5/7) of residents were very satisfied with topic relevance. Overall, 92.9% of residents reported that the series maintained their interest (77.2% rating “Extremely well”, 15.7% “Well”). Similarly, 95.7% indicated lecturers encouraged attendee participation (81.4% “Extremely well” and 15.7% “Well”). 
The development and implementation of a PGY-1 foundational neurology didactic curriculum showed trends towards improvement in knowledge and high learner satisfaction and engagement. 
Authors/Disclosures
Ashley Audi, MD (Ashley Audi)
PRESENTER 		Dr. Audi has nothing to disclose.
Kajal Patel, MD (The Lumen) Dr. Patel has nothing to disclose.
Johnny Dang, MD (Cleveland Clinic) Dr. Dang has nothing to disclose.
Joseph Conway, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) Dr. Conway has nothing to disclose.
Eric Aube, MD Dr. Aube has nothing to disclose.
Robert J. Marquardt, DO (Cleveland Clinic) Dr. Marquardt has nothing to disclose.
A. Blake Buletko, MD (Cleveland Clinic) Dr. Buletko has nothing to disclose.
Payal P. Soni, MD (Cleveland Clinic) Dr. Soni has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Abbvie.
Maryann Mays, MD, FAAN (Cleveland Clinic) Dr. Mays has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Pfizer. Dr. Mays has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Oakley Health. Dr. Mays has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for CoolTech Medical. Dr. Mays has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Abbvie. Dr. Mays has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Dynamed. The institution of Dr. Mays has received research support from Amgen. The institution of Dr. Mays has received research support from Lundbeck.
Lindsay Ross, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) Dr. Ross has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for TG Therapuetics. Dr. Ross has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.