e21000 Background: Studies demonstrate that less than 50% of Internal Medicine (IM) residents feel comfortable caring for cancer patients. Research to address this education gap is ongoing and prior use of education modules is limited. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first standardized online education platform for IM residents rotating on a busy, metropolitan city hospital’s Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) service. Methods: Eight online modules were created utilizing a ready accessible free online platform (i.e. Google Drive). Modules focused on high yield diagnoses, complications, and medications commonly managed on the BMT unit. Topics included: Multiple Myeloma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Allogeneic and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant, CAR-T therapy, Cytokine release Syndrome/Immune Effector Cell Associated Neurotoxicity, hematologic emergencies, infections in immunocompromised host, and chemotherapy basics. Prior to the start of the rotation, IM residents were emailed a 10-question pre-test. Only after completion of the pre-test were the education modules available to be reviewed at their own leisure. On the last day of their rotation, they were provided the same 10-question post-test. Knowledge assessments were created and stored in RedCap. Analysis was conducted using RedCap. Results: From January 10, 2025, to January 4, 2026, IM residents scheduled to rotate through the BMT service were recruited via email to participate in this pilot study. 76.2% of residents (n=48/63) completed the pre-test and 54% (n=34/63) completed the post test. 83.3% were PGY-2 (n=40/63) and 16.7% PGY-3 (n=8/63). 60.4% (n=29/63) reported rotating on service for the first time in their training and 39.6% (n=19) reported this was not their first time. The average pre-test score was 60.6% and improved to 67.6% on the post test. 97.1% of residents reported that this method of education was helpful. Conclusions: We present a novel standardized education curriculum for IM residents rotating on the BMT service. These data suggest an improvement in knowledge utilizing an online, readily accessible platform. Though only a modest improvement in knowledge, it is important to note that data could be confounded by clinical practice and prior experience. Given the high satisfaction ratings on this method of independent education, adaptation of this readily available learning platform into the IM residents' BMT curriculum is being implemented at our institution and can be considered for adoption by other institutions.
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