The Different Preferences of Learning among Emergency Medicine Residents in Riyadh, during their Residency Program
Faheem Mohammed Alanazi
Department of Emergency, General Hospital King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
Lama alomari
Department of Emergency, General Hospital King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
Tariq Almuadwi
Department of Emergency, Alhabeeb Hospital Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh Almesned *
Department of Emergency, General Hospital King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
Naseem Ali Abusharifa
Al Maarefa University, Saudi Arabia.
Nouf Fahad Abdulaziz Abdulwahed
Al Maarefa University, Saudi Arabia.
Dalal Saud Alharegi
Al Maarefa University, Saudi Arabia.
Mujahid Nasser Al-Muhaydib
Al Maarefa University, Saudi Arabia.
Aldanah Najeeb Almubarak
Al Maarefa University, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Mansour Aljarbou
Al Maarefa University, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulelah Saleh Alaqil
Al Maarefa University, Saudi Arabia.
Samah Hamoud Alshammari
Vision College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Sami Almalki
Vision College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
Mazen Salem Elthiabi
Vision College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Khalid Abusalamah
Vision College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Traditional teaching approaches are giving way to new ones in medical education. Residents' interest in readily available educational resources is causing instructors to rethink their teaching strategies. This study aims to find which of these ways of learning is preferred by residents. A descriptive survey study was distributed among emergency residents who doing their program in Riyadh during the period from April 2021 to September 2021. All Saudi board emergency medicine residents R1, R2, R3, R4, and post-training residents within the last two years in Riyadh were included. Data were collected using an electronic survey (SurveyMonkey) using a validated questionnaire. This study analyzed 202 residents and post-graduated and ER residents regarding their learning sources and preferences. Participants were at different levels of training as 23.8% were in their first year of residency, 22.8% were in their second year, 19.3% were in their third year, 22.3% were in their fourth year and 11.9% finished their training during the last two years. The majority of the participants 57.4% claimed that they spend 1-2 hours of their extracurricular time on educational material.
Keywords: Education, emergency medicine, residents