Teaching Professionalism in Orthopaedic Residency: Efficacy of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Ethics Modules

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
B Corbett WalshDonna P Phillips

Abstract

To aid implementing an ethics curriculum in an orthopaedic residency program, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) created 14 ethics scenarios. Because delivery of this curriculum could be burdensome, an online module-based curriculum might be optimal. Two cohorts of orthopaedic residents participated: cohort I completed 14 online ethics modules converted from the 14 AAOS ethics scenarios. For each module, we gave a multiple-choice assessment immediately before the module, immediately afterward, and 3 months afterward. Cohort II completed only the 14-module assessments at similar time intervals without any educational content. Cohort I demonstrated improvement in 3-month postmodule assessment scores in 11 of the 14 modules, 3 of which had statistical differences in baseline scores for cohort I and cohort II. We observed no statistical difference in scores within cohort II on repeat testing. This study demonstrates that 11 of the 14 AAOS ethics scenarios, converted to online modules, teach ethical concepts to orthopaedic residents. Orthopaedic residency programs may find it valuable to engage their residents in the ethics scenarios created by the AAOS to complement their ethics curriculum.

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Jun 11, 2021·BMC Medical Education·Daniel Zhihao HongLalit Kumar Radha Krishna

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