TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching systems-based practice to residents by using independent study projects
AU - Allen, Elizabeth
AU - Zerzan, Judy
AU - Choo, Christine
AU - Shenson, David
AU - Saha, Somnath
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - The changing health care marketplace requires new graduates to be familiar with complex health systems. Since 1999 the Oregon Health & Science University internal medicine residency program has offered a seminar-based health systems curriculum, but residents lacked an opportunity to actively apply learned concepts. To achieve this goal, the authors developed a second curricular component, the Health Systems Independent Study Project (HSISP). The HSISP is a self-directed assessment of a health care system or delivery issue residents complete in their third year. The curriculum was implemented in 2001 with goals of gaining a focused understanding of a health systems concept and building related skills. Residents present their study projects to all curriculum participants. Topics addressed so far include adherence to coronary artery disease guidelines in a defined population, screening strategies for lung cancer, resident burn-out, and many others. Residents have found that these projects enhance their systems knowledge, help them link systems-based-practice concepts to clinical practice, and foster opportunities for networking and early career development.
AB - The changing health care marketplace requires new graduates to be familiar with complex health systems. Since 1999 the Oregon Health & Science University internal medicine residency program has offered a seminar-based health systems curriculum, but residents lacked an opportunity to actively apply learned concepts. To achieve this goal, the authors developed a second curricular component, the Health Systems Independent Study Project (HSISP). The HSISP is a self-directed assessment of a health care system or delivery issue residents complete in their third year. The curriculum was implemented in 2001 with goals of gaining a focused understanding of a health systems concept and building related skills. Residents present their study projects to all curriculum participants. Topics addressed so far include adherence to coronary artery disease guidelines in a defined population, screening strategies for lung cancer, resident burn-out, and many others. Residents have found that these projects enhance their systems knowledge, help them link systems-based-practice concepts to clinical practice, and foster opportunities for networking and early career development.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001888-200502000-00003
DO - 10.1097/00001888-200502000-00003
M3 - Article
C2 - 15671314
AN - SCOPUS:12844264799
SN - 1040-2446
VL - 80
SP - 125
EP - 128
JO - Academic Medicine
JF - Academic Medicine
IS - 2
ER -