PEDIATRICS Vol. 71 No. 3 March 1983, pp. 406-412
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Evaluation of a Residency Training Program in Behavioral Pediatrics

Sheridan Phillips PhD1, Stanford B. Friedman MD1, Jean Smith MD1, and Marianne E. Felice MD1

1 From the Division of Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, and Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore

The impact of behavioral training upon first-year residents was evaluated by assessing attitudes with regard to 15 clinical "entities," including behavioral disorders, physical disorders, and "mixed" disorders. Each entity was rated at four times: beginning of the year, start of the behavioral rotation, end of the rotation, and end of the year. Multiple-choice questions were also included to assess knowledge regarding behavioral pediatrics. Data were collected from 37 residents, from 1977 to 1980. For behavioral disorders and mixed disorders, residents' self-reported competence increased with regard to diagnosis, management, advising parents, and knowledge of resources. Further, the greatest change occurred during the 2-month rotation. In contrast, change in perceived competence for physical disorders was not specific to the rotation but, rather, increased evenly over the year. Ratings of faculty and housestaff interest remained constant across testing points, and residents'"desire to learn more" and prediction of "future relevance" showed a slight decrease over time, for all disorders. Knowledge regarding behavioral pediatrics increased significantly from the beginning of the year to the start of the rotation, and also during the rotation. These data demonstrate that changes in residents' perceived competence are directly related to their rotation experience, and suggest that behavioral issues can be introduced successfully during the first year of residency training.

Key Words: behavioral pediatrics • biosocial pediatrics • pediatric education • program evaluation • pediatric residency training

Submitted on March 26, 1982
Accepted on May 26, 1982




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