A peer-to-peer handoff tool to ease clerkship transitions.

Autor: Fishman, Claire E., Sommers, Thomas, Bennett, Nadia L., Cohen, Margot E.
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Zdroj: Medical Teacher; Apr2024, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p486-488, 3p
Abstrakt: Frequent transitions between core clinical rotations in medical school increase anxiety and cognitive load. Few formalized programs exist to ease these transitions. Our institutional needs-assessment found that approximately 85% of students believed that additional rotation-specific information prior to starting a new rotation would reduce anxiety and increase success. We developed a novel web-based peer-to-peer handoff tool available to all clerkship students at a single, large academic institution. The tool contains the names and contact information of students who most recently completed rotations on each service for all clerkships. A handoff checklist was also created with suggested discussion points for handoffs. Students were encouraged to schedule a handoff 1-2 weeks before starting a new rotation. Overall, 83 students (66%) utilized the handoff tool, with use and efficacy decreasing with time during the clinical year. Of tool users, 65% expressed that having access to the tool prior to starting a new rotation helped to reduce anxiety, and 74% felt that the information gained helped to ease transitions. Our peer-to-peer handoff tool may help students feel more prepared to start a new rotation, decrease anxiety during clerkship year, and ease transitions. This low-resource intervention may be implemented at other institutions to provide students with equal opportunities to receive valuable information prior to starting new rotations, regardless of pre-existing peer connections. An automated update system, which we are implementing at our institution, could greatly decrease the time required to maintain a handoff tool and improve sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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