Education of pediatric subspecialty fellows in transport medicine: a national survey

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Program directors’ and fellows’ report of teaching methods

	Lectures		Computer Learning		Assigned Readings		1 on 1 Discussion		Other		Element Not Taught
	PD	Fellows	PD	Fellows	PD	Fellows	PD	Fellows	PD	Fellows	PD	Fellows
TP	60%	28%^*	3%	4%	14%	8%	41%	31%	10%	8%	16%	62%^*
VS	29%	24%	3%	5%	5%	5%	23%	17%	20%	14%	34%	55%^*
SFR	21%	25%	6%	6%	8%	6%	31%	16%^*	15%	10%	34%	54%^*
ML	34%	31%	3%	6%	9%	5%	45%	25%^*	15%	8%	23%	63%^*
MP	35%	31%	6%	5%	16%	8%^*	45%	32%^*	24%	14%	20%	68%^*
MC	38%	33%	5%	5%	10%	5%	65%	46%^*	21%	13%	10%	77%^*

PD Program Director, TP Transport Physiology, VS Vehicle Safety, SFR State & Federal Regulations, ML Medicolegal Issues, MP Medical Protocols, MC Medical Control
% of respondents reporting an element was taught using a particular teaching method
^* = statistically significant differences between fellows and program director reported rates

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