Abstract
Study objectiveWe investigate the continuing medical education delivery preferences among emergency medicine providers, both physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), within a large, national emergency medicine group.MethodsA survey was sent via email to all emergency medicine health care providers in the practice group, including questions evaluating both delivery method and topic preference for continuing education. The study was sent to providers whom the group employed from October 2019 through January 2020.ResultsA total of 2038 providers, 1373 physicians, and 665 APPs completed the survey - a completion rate of 68.7%. In general, practitioners expressed willingness to learn across various platforms, with a strong overall preference towards online and on-demand options, including video, podcast, and written materials. Universally, a larger percentage of APPs identified a desire for more continuing education across all topics than physicians.ConclusionEducation preferences among emergency medicine providers vary with a strong trend toward online and on-demand content. Understanding the delivery and topic preferences for providers is important for the optimal creation of continuing education content.
Highlights
BackgroundContinuing medical education (CME) delivery has become increasingly complex, with multiple platforms available for content distribution
Online education delivery models appear attractive to emergency physicians, whose inconsistent schedules and shift lengths limit their ability to engage in structured education [4]
When asked to choose advanced topics in which they would like further education, advanced practice providers (APPs) responded with a significant desire for more education in all topics listed except obstetrician-gynecologist emergencies (OB/GYN) (Table 2)
Summary
A survey was sent via email to all emergency medicine health care providers in the practice group, including questions evaluating both delivery method and topic preference for continuing education. The study was sent to providers whom the group employed from October 2019 through January 2020
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