Change in residents' perceptions of teaching: following a one day "Residents as Teachers" (RasT) workshop.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to assess the perceptions and attitudes of resident physicians toward teaching before and after participation in a mandatory "Residents as Teachers" (RasT) workshop in four domains: (1) setting goals and expectations, (2) use of clinical microskills in teaching, (3) evaluation and feedback, and (4) enthusiasm and preparedness toward teaching.


METHODS
Pre- and postintervention questionnaires were utilized. Data were analyzed for all respondents. Subgroup analyses were performed for each academic year and for primary care versus nonprimary care specialties.


RESULTS
Over a 5-year period, 15 RasT workshops were presented to 276 residents from 10 different residency programs. Eighty-six percent completed the questionnaire before participation in the workshop, and 88% completed the questionnaire immediately after participation. The difference between the mean post-RasT and pre-RasT ratings on each item was used to measure the change in that item resulting from participation in the workshop.


CONCLUSIONS
Overall, residents' self-assessed ratings of their attitudes toward teaching were positively impacted by participation in a RasT workshop. Further subanalysis showed that residents in primary care specialties showed a significantly greater increase in their ratings than residents in nonprimary care specialties.
Aiyer
Meenakshy
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Department of Educational Services, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL 61656-1649, USA. Aiyer@uic.edu
Woods
Gordon
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Lombard
Gwen
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Meyer
Lynne
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Vanka
Anita
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching