Attitudes of Anesthesiology Residents Toward a Small Group Blended Learning Class

Ali Dabbagh; Parissa Sezari; Soodeh Tabashi; Ardeshir Tajbakhsh; Nilofar Massoudi; Maryam Vosoghian; Mohammadreza Moshari; Alireza Jaffari; Navid Nooraei; A Sassan Sabouri; Seyedpouzhia Shojaei; Sara Salarian

doi:10.5812/aapm.103148

Attitudes of Anesthesiology Residents Toward a Small Group Blended Learning Class

Anesth Pain Med. 2020 Jun 13;10(3):e103148. doi: 10.5812/aapm.103148. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Affiliations

¹ Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Anesthesiology Department, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Anesthesiology Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.

Abstract

Background: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has been used to evaluate the residents' competency; however, the thriving of residents needs especial training methods and techniques. Small group learning has been used for this propose.

Objectives: This study assessed the attitudes of CA-1 to CA-3 anesthesiology residents toward level-specific small-group blended learning.

Methods: Anesthesiology residents from Department of Anesthesiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran participated in this cross-sectional attitude assessment descriptive-analytical study throughout the 2nd academic semester (May-October 2019). They took part in a level-specific small-group blended learning program and filled out an attitude assessment questionnaire. The questionnaire included eight closed questions and was filled out anonymously.

Results: The residents believed that this program made important contributions to their theory training and clinical skills of anesthesia; while created a greater sense of solidarity. In addition, nearly the majority of the respondents did not believe that participating in the classes made interference in their clinical duties or was a difficult task. Instead, the majority of residents believed that these classes were in favor of reducing their burnout. The reliability of the questionnaire based on Cronbach's Alpha was 0.885.

Conclusions: Anesthesiology residents are in favor of small-group learning, especially when considering their clinical setting and the degree of burnout they tolerate.

Keywords: Anesthesiology; Attitude Assessment; Education; Residency Program; Small Group.