Education of trainees in the intensive care unit.

Full Abstract

The focus on improving education in critical care medicine must begin early in medical school training and further be promoted during residency if there is to be an increase in intensivists in the hospital workforce. This is "critical" to healthcare reform movements that are endorsing full-time critical care coverage in U.S. urban intensive care units. There is, therefore, a need for more novel approaches in educating trainees in critical care medicine to better prepare future physicians to manage acutely ill patients and improve patient safety. This article will review methods to improve educational designs in teaching critical care medicine to medical students, residents, and fellows, including the use of simulation technology to enhance cognition and procedural skills.

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Author information

Author/s: Croley, W Christopher (WC); Rothenberg, David M (DM);

Affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Critical care medicine (Crit Care Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Feb; vol 35 (issue 2 Suppl) : pp S117-21

Dates: Created 2007/01/23; Completed 2007/03/08;

PMID: 17242600, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Accreditation
Critical Care
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Graduate - organization & administration

Education, Medical, Graduate - organization & administration
Humans
Internship and Residency
Specialties, Medical - education

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