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. 2021 Jun 9;11(3):e113606.
doi: 10.5812/aapm.113606. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Residency Education Reform Program in Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care: An Academic Reform Model

Ali Dabbagh  1 , Roghayeh Gandomkar  2 , Behrooz Farzanegan  3 , Alireza Jaffari  3 , Nilofar Massoudi  3 , Alireza Mirkheshti  3 , Mohammadreza Moshari  3 , Masoud Nashibi  3 , Seyed Sajad Razavi  1 , Parissa Sezari  3 , Soodeh Tabashi  3 , Ardeshir Tajbakhsh  3 , Maryam Vosoughian  3
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Residency Education Reform Program in Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care: An Academic Reform Model

Ali Dabbagh et al. Anesth Pain Med. .

Abstract

Background: Reform in medical education is a basic process in every academic department, especially in residency programs.

Objectives: This study was designed to assess the indices of education and research as part of the Medical Education Reform program (MERP) in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care (DACC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU) for four years.

Methods: MERP in DACC, SBMU was designed and implemented as a modern academic reform model; different outcome measures in education and research were assessed to demonstrate the effects of the reform plan in academic improvements.

Results: there were significant improvements regarding education indices (i.e., teaching methods, passing comprehensive exams, mentorship, assessment methods, faculty development, professionalism in medical education, integration in education, and crisis management) and research indices (targeted research activities, innovation in research approaches, increasing the impact of research).

Conclusions: Based on the experiences of DACC, SBMU regarding clinical anesthesiology residency, reform could be achieved using painstaking plans and continuous efforts with tangible documented outcomes. Often, the management period is not durable, and these reforms require meticulous care to sustain.

Keywords: Anesthesia Education; Medical Education; Reform in Education; Residency Training.

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Conflict of Interests: There is no conflict of interests.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Training Activities of MERP, DACC, SBMU; for discussion, please see the text (MERP, Medical Education Reform in Department; DACC, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care; SBMU, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences)
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Patient flowchart in SAMAB-DACC platform with continuous AI interactions (31)
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