Skip to main content

Transport Medical Control Education for Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A National Needs Assessment Study.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Good, RJ; Zurca, AD; Turner, DA; Bjorklund, AR; Boyer, DL; Krennerich, EC; Petrillo, T; Rozenfeld, RA; Sasser, WC; Schuette, J; Tcharmtchi, MH ...
Published in: Pediatr Crit Care Med
January 1, 2022

OBJECTIVES: Characterize transport medical control education in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey study. SETTING: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship programs in the United States. SUBJECTS: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship program directors. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: We achieved a 74% (53/72) response rate. A majority of programs (85%) require fellows to serve as transport medical control, usually while carrying out other clinical responsibilities and sometimes without supervision. Fellows at most programs (80%) also accompany the transport team on patient retrievals. Most respondents (72%) reported formalized transport medical control teaching, primarily in a didactic format (76%). Few programs (25%) use a standardized assessment tool. Transport medical control was identified as requiring all six Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education competencies, with emphasis on professionalism and interpersonal and communication skills. CONCLUSIONS: Transport medical control responsibilities are common for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellows, but training is inconsistent, assessment is not standardized, and supervision may be lacking. Fellow performance in transport medical control may help inform assessment in multiple domains of competencies. Further study is needed to identify effective methods for transport medical control education.

Duke Scholars

Altmetric Attention Stats
Dimensions Citation Stats

Published In

Pediatr Crit Care Med

DOI

ISSN

1529-7535

Publication Date

January 1, 2022

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

e55 / e59

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Pediatrics
  • Needs Assessment
  • Humans
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Curriculum
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Critical Care
  • Child
  • 4205 Nursing
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Good, R. J., Zurca, A. D., Turner, D. A., Bjorklund, A. R., Boyer, D. L., Krennerich, E. C., … Education in Pediatric Intensive Care (EPIC) Investigators, . (2022). Transport Medical Control Education for Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A National Needs Assessment Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med, 23(1), e55–e59. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000002803
Good, Ryan J., Adrian D. Zurca, David A. Turner, Ashley R. Bjorklund, Donald L. Boyer, Emily C. Krennerich, Toni Petrillo, et al. “Transport Medical Control Education for Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A National Needs Assessment Study.Pediatr Crit Care Med 23, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): e55–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000002803.
Good RJ, Zurca AD, Turner DA, Bjorklund AR, Boyer DL, Krennerich EC, et al. Transport Medical Control Education for Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A National Needs Assessment Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 Jan 1;23(1):e55–9.
Good, Ryan J., et al. “Transport Medical Control Education for Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A National Needs Assessment Study.Pediatr Crit Care Med, vol. 23, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. e55–59. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002803.
Good RJ, Zurca AD, Turner DA, Bjorklund AR, Boyer DL, Krennerich EC, Petrillo T, Rozenfeld RA, Sasser WC, Schuette J, Tcharmtchi MH, Watson CM, Czaja AS, Education in Pediatric Intensive Care (EPIC) Investigators. Transport Medical Control Education for Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A National Needs Assessment Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 Jan 1;23(1):e55–e59.

Published In

Pediatr Crit Care Med

DOI

ISSN

1529-7535

Publication Date

January 1, 2022

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

e55 / e59

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Pediatrics
  • Needs Assessment
  • Humans
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Curriculum
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Critical Care
  • Child
  • 4205 Nursing