A personalized smartphone app for a surgery residency: Is it useful?

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q1 SURGERY

American journal of surgery Pub Date : 2024-11-28 DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.116117

Crystal Zhang, Katrina Thede, Robert Dorenbusch, Andrew Ehrsam, Jonathan Saxe

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Abstract

Background: Access to schedules, protocols, and learning materials needs to be convenient and fast. Smartphones have become the default pathway for information access. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of a smartphone application (app) on residency workflow and education.

Methods: After app development, a survey was conducted before and after implementation using Likert scales.Student's t-test was used for analysis.

Results: Pre-app, 76 % of faculty did not know the resident on call compared to 50 % post implementation (p < 0.01). Pre-app, management algorithms required internet search; post-app no searching was required (p < 0.05). Post-app, a printed call schedule became unnecessary and hospital operator calls decreased from daily to occasionally for residents and almost never for faculty (p < 0.01).

Conclusions: A smartphone application has proven to be beneficial for consolidating resources and workflow to improve resident training and patient care.

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American journal of surgery 医学-外科

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

6.70%

发文量

570

审稿时长

56 days

期刊介绍： The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.