Investigation and analysis on the cognition of pediatric residents' competencies needed for a successful practice

Objective To analyze the pediatric residents' competencies aiming at providing references for improving the quality of pediatric resident training and remodeling post-graduate education. Methods One hundred and eighty-four pediatric residents from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Hospital participated in this cross-section investigation from December 2018 to February 2019. Using the cognitive questionnaire of pediatric residents' post competency to investigate the resident. Results Up to 45.7%(84/184)of respondents failed to define the competency. Within the top 11 competencies pediatric residents ranked, there was only one item "effective use of communication skills" in communication ability, and its importance score (4.67 ± 0.63), and there was no entry in the medical humanities literacy ranking in the top 11. Conclusions The awareness rate of resident positions is not high. In the standardized training of residents, the cultivation of medical humanities and communication skills were weak. Staged and hierarchical pediatric resident competency evaluation criteria should be developed. Key words: Pediatrics; Resident physician; Competency; Cognition