Key result
Longitudinal near-peer curriculum improves resident ECG interpretation accuracy by ~22%.
Why the study?
To determine the impact of a longitudinal, near-peer, dedicated ECG didactic curriculum on internal medicine resident ability to accurately interpret ECGs.
Does a longitudinal, near-peer ECG didactic curriculum improve internal medicine residents' ability to accurately interpret ECGs?
Cohort (n=120)
No
Does a longitudinal, near-peer ECG didactic curriculum improve internal medicine residents' ability to accurately interpret ECGs?
Absolute Event Rate: 74.5% vs 60.9%
p-value: p=<0.001
A longitudinal, near-peer ECG didactic curriculum significantly improved internal medicine residents' ability to accurately interpret ECGs.
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May support near-peer ECG curricula in residency training; leaves open need for randomized confirmation of retention and generalizability.
Kaye et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in ECG interpretation skills among internal medicine residents (n=120). Longitudinal, near-peer ECG didactic curriculum vs. Pre-curriculum cohort was evaluated on Percentage of correctly interpreted ECGs (p=<0.001). A longitudinal, near-peer ECG didactic curriculum significantly improved internal medicine residents' ability to correctly interpret ECGs from 60.9% to 74.5%.
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