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KMID : 1038320160130010036
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보건의료교육평가
2016 Volume.13 No. 1 p.36 ~ p.36
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Text messaging versus email for emergency medicine residents’ knowledge retention: a pilot comparison in the United States
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Hoonpongsimanont Wirachin
Kulkarni Miriam
Tomas Domingo Pedro
Anderson Craig L.
McCormack Denise
Tu Khoa
Chakravarthy Bharath
Lotfipour Shahram
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Abstract
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We evaluated the effectiveness of text messaging versus email, as a delivery method to enhance knowledge retention of emergency medicine (EM) content in EM residents. We performed a multi-centered, prospective, randomized study consisting of postgraduate year (PGY) 1 to PGY 3 & 4 residents in three United States EM residency programs in 2014. Fifty eight residents were randomized into one delivery group: text message or email. Participants completed a 40 question pre- and post-intervention exam. Primary outcomes were the means of pre- and post-intervention exam score differences. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired t-test, and multiple linear regressions. No significant difference was found between the primary outcomes of the two groups (P=0.51). PGY 2 status had a significant negative effect (P=0.01) on predicted exam score difference. Neither delivery method enhanced resident knowledge retention. Further research on implementation of mobile technology in residency education is required.
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KEYWORD
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Electronic mail, Emergency medicine, Internship and residency, Text messaging, United States
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