TY - JOUR
T1 - Systems survivor
T2 - A program for house staff in systems-based practice
AU - Turley, Christine B.
AU - Roach, Richard
AU - Marx, Marilyn
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Background: The Systems-Based Practice competency expanded the scope of graduate medical education. Innovative approaches are needed to teach this material. Purpose: We have designed and implemented a rotation in Systems-Based Practice focused on the interrelationships of patient care, clinical revenue, and the physician's role within health care systems. Methods: Experiential learning occurs during a 5-day rotation through 26 areas encompassing the clinical revenue cycle, guided by "expert" staff. Using a reversal of the TV show Survivor, house staff begin conceptually "alone" and discover they are members of a large, dedicated team. Assessment results, including a system knowledge test and course evaluations, are presented. Results: Twenty-five residents from four clinical departments participated in Year 1. An increase in pretest to posttest knowledge scores of 14.8% (p ≤ 0.001) was observed, with high program evaluations. Conclusions: "Systems Survivor" is successful in providing an innovative opportunity to explore complex health care systems and is an effective curriculum.
AB - Background: The Systems-Based Practice competency expanded the scope of graduate medical education. Innovative approaches are needed to teach this material. Purpose: We have designed and implemented a rotation in Systems-Based Practice focused on the interrelationships of patient care, clinical revenue, and the physician's role within health care systems. Methods: Experiential learning occurs during a 5-day rotation through 26 areas encompassing the clinical revenue cycle, guided by "expert" staff. Using a reversal of the TV show Survivor, house staff begin conceptually "alone" and discover they are members of a large, dedicated team. Assessment results, including a system knowledge test and course evaluations, are presented. Results: Twenty-five residents from four clinical departments participated in Year 1. An increase in pretest to posttest knowledge scores of 14.8% (p ≤ 0.001) was observed, with high program evaluations. Conclusions: "Systems Survivor" is successful in providing an innovative opportunity to explore complex health care systems and is an effective curriculum.
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U2 - 10.1080/10401330701332201
DO - 10.1080/10401330701332201
M3 - Article
C2 - 17564540
AN - SCOPUS:34447535591
SN - 1040-1334
VL - 19
SP - 128
EP - 138
JO - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
JF - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
IS - 2
ER -