Abstract Details

Title The Daily Fact Pile: A Resident-Driven Open Forum of Shared Clinical Experiences

Topic Research Methodology, �鶹��ýӳ��, and History

Presentation(s) P7 - Poster Session 7 (5:30 PM-6:30 PM)

Poster/Presentation
Number 13-004

Objective To explore the efficacy of the “Daily Fact Pile,” an informal email collaboration for sharing facts and clinical pearls among residents, in improving neurology residents’ education at The Ohio State University and to compare it with more traditional educational tools.

Background Neurology resident education has traditionally relied on formal didactics. However, there is an opportunity for additional learning from communicating facts and clinical pearls among peers. This shared clinical experience has the potential to greatly augment learning while also complementing the fast-paced schedule of the neurology resident.

Design/Methods In 2018 we started the Daily Fact Pile, an informal email collaboration in which residents share valuable facts learned from their day-to-day clinical experiences as a way to supplement traditional didactic education. We explored its impact on our residents’ group education in comparison to traditional educational tools. This included retrospective data analysis of the Daily Fact Pile and a survey distributed to residents and alumni assessing participants’ opinions towards it.

Results This is an ongoing study. At the time of abstract submission, participants had been contributing to the email chain for 22 months with 190 facts shared. 73.9% (17) of the residents contributed by their PGY-3 year. 70% (7) of the alumni chose to continue to follow the email chain after graduating. Among 20 survey respondents, 90% reported that they often learn something new from reading a fact. 50% and 53% reported it helped improve patient care and performance on written exams, respectively. Moreover, 65% reported an increased interest in neurology and 75% reported a heightened sense of teamwork.

Conclusions Our preliminary results suggest that the Daily Fact Pile is a team-based learning tool that has the potential to augment education during neurology residency. We hope our experience can inspire other neurology programs to utilize similar team-based learning tools.

Authors/Disclosures
Kasser Saba, MD PRESENTER	Dr. Saba has nothing to disclose.
Benjamin Jiang, MD	Dr. Jiang has nothing to disclose.
Rabia Yasin, MD	Dr. Yasin has nothing to disclose.
Chad Hoyle, MD (Ohio State University)	Dr. Hoyle has received personal compensation in the range of $100,000-$499,999 for serving as a Consultant for National Football League. Dr. Hoyle has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Avexis. Dr. Hoyle has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Reata. The institution of Dr. Hoyle has received research support from REATA. The institution of Dr. Hoyle has received research support from TAKEDA.