Creation and Dissemination of a Multispecialty Graduate Medical Education Curriculum in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology: The North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Resident Education Committee Experiences

• Published in: Journal of pediatric & adolescent gynecology Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 3 - 6
• Main Authors: Wheeler, Carol, Browner-Elhanan, Karen-Jill, Evans, Yolanda, Fleming, Nathalie, Huguelet, Patricia S., Karjane, Nicole W., Loveless, Meredith, Talib, Hina J., Kaul, Paritosh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Curriculum; Education, Medical, Graduate - methods; Graduate medical education; Gynecology - education; Humans; Learning; Physicians; Resident education; Societies, Medical; United States; Resident education; Curriculum; Graduate medical education
• ISSN: 1083-3188; 1873-4332
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2017.09.003

The goal was to develop a multispecialty committee to address deficiencies in pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG) resident education through curricular development under the auspices of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. A multispecialty North American committee was organized to develop short as well as long curricula in PAG through a combination of conference calls and face-to-face meetings. Content was guided by objectives of national accrediting organizations. The curricula used print as well as interactive electronic resources. After publication of the short and long curricula, a dissemination strategy was developed to present the information at national meetings. A curricular study was performed after introduction of the curriculum to evaluate its efficacy. Long-term plans for further curricular components and expansion of educational tools are ongoing. We gathered a diverse multispecialty group of doctors to collaborate on a unified educational goal. This committee developed and disseminated resident PAG curricula using a variety of learning tools. This curricular development and implementation can occur with a minimal financial burden.