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. 2022 Jan 1;23(1):e55-e59.
doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002803.

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

Ryan J Good  1 , Adrian D Zurca  2 , David A Turner  3   4 , Ashley R Bjorklund  5 , Donald L Boyer  6 , Emily C Krennerich  7 , Toni Petrillo  8 , Ranna A Rozenfeld  9 , William C Sasser  10 , Jennifer Schuette  11 , M Hossein Tcharmtchi  7 , Christopher M Watson  12 , Angela S Czaja  1 ; Education in Pediatric Intensive Care (EPIC) Investigators
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Transport Medical Control Education for Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A National Needs Assessment Study

Ryan J Good et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. .

Abstract

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.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Boyer received funding from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Dr. Czaja received funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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