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Bezoars/therapy , Carbonated Beverages , Stomach/injuries , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the attitudes of contemporary residents toward receiving rapid feedback on their teaching skills from their medical student learners. METHODS: Participants consisted of 20 residents in their second post-graduate training year. These residents facilitated 44 teaching sessions with medical students within our Resident-as-Teacher program. Structured, written feedback from students was returned to the resident within 3 days following each session. Residents completed a short survey about the utility of the feedback, whether they would make a change to future teaching sessions based on the feedback, and what specifically they might change. The survey utilized a 4-point scale ("Not helpful/likely=1" to "Very helpful/likely=4"), and allowed for one free-text response. Free-text responses were hand-coded and underwent qualitative analysis to identify themes. RESULTS: There were 182 student feedback encounters resulting from 44 teaching sessions. The survey response rate was 73% (32/44). Ninety-four percent of residents rated the rapid feedback as "very helpful," and 91% would "very likely" make a change to subsequent sessions based on student feedback. Residents' proposed changes included modifications to session content and/or their personal teaching style. CONCLUSIONS: Residents found that rapid feedback received from medical student learners was highly valuable to them in their roles as teachers. A rapid feedback strategy may facilitate an optimal educational environment for contemporary trainees.
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Education, Medical/methods , Internship and Residency/standards , Students, Medical , Teaching/standards , Attitude of Health Personnel , Feedback , Humans , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends renal ultrasound (RUS) and voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) for all infants after a first urinary tract infection (UTI). However, many congenital renal anomalies are identified by a prenatal US. At the present time, there are no data regarding the yield of post-UTI imaging among infants who have a documented normal prenatal US. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of all patients <1 year of age with a first UTI who had normal kidneys noted on prenatal US to determine the frequency of abnormal findings. Abnormal RUS and VCUG results were noted in 5.1% (24 of 471) and 20.4% (75 of 368) of infants, respectively. While the abnormal US rate is significantly less than what has been previously reported, the frequency of abnormal VCUGs is similar. These results suggest that a post-UTI RUS may not be needed if the prenatal US was normal. However, a VCUG continues to be indicated.
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Hydronephrosis/diagnostic imaging , Kidney/diagnostic imaging , Ultrasonography, Prenatal , Urinary Tract Infections/etiology , Vesico-Ureteral Reflux/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Hydronephrosis/complications , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Kidney/abnormalities , Male , Pregnancy , Radiography , Retrospective Studies , Ureter/abnormalities , Ureter/diagnostic imaging , Urinary Tract Infections/diagnostic imaging , Vesico-Ureteral Reflux/complicationsABSTRACT
Little is known about the prevalence of hazing behaviors among adolescent athletes. Our survey of 1105 6th-12th grade athletes found that 17.4% had been subjected to practices that qualify as hazing. Many of these teenagers do not comprehend the abusive and potentially dangerous nature of hazing.