title: [Evaluation of a paediatric critical care training program for residents in paediatrics].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a training program in paediatric critical care for residents in paediatrics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Description of a paediatric critical care training program for residents in paediatrics. To evaluate the results of the program an initial, and final written test, an evaluation by the physician responsible for the program, a self-evaluation by the residents, and a written survey on the quality of the training program, were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From April 1998 to August 2009, 156 residents were included in the training program. All residents showed an improvement between the initial and final written test; initial score (5.6+/-1.2), final score (8.6+/-0.7) (P<0.001). Only 14.1% of the residents answered at least 70 % of the questions correctly in the initial test, compared with 96.6 % in the final test (P<0.001). The score in final test was significantly higher than the self-evaluation by the residents (6.7+/-1.2) and the evaluation by the tutor (6.9+/-0.9) (P<0.001). There were no differences between the practical self-evaluation by the residents (6.2+/-1.0) and the practical evaluation by the tutor (6.7+/-0.9). Residents considered the training program as adequate: theoretical education (8.5+/-0.8), resident handbook (9+/-0.9), practical training (8.3+/-1.0), investigation (7.6+/-2.0) and human relationship (9.2+/-0.9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This training program is an useful educational method for training paediatric intensive care residents. The evaluation of the training program is essential to improve the education in paediatric residents.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España. santiagomencia@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mencía Bartolomé
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López-Herce Cid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrillo Alvarez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bustinza Arriortúa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moral Torrero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sancho Pérez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seriñá Ramirez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alcaraz Romero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Galindo
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*