ALiEM AIR Series: Curating, Evaluating, and Monitoring Individualized Interactive Instruction

Using Social Media Resources

Nikita Joshi, MDAndrew Grock, MDEric Morley, MDAnand Swaminathan, MDFelix Ankel, MD

Jeremy Branzetti, MDTaku Taira, MDLalena Yarris, MD MCRMichelle Lin, MD

The ALiEM AIR Series:

Why?

Social Media Needs:

- National III curriculum

- Quality Assessment

Individualized Interactive Instruction (III):

Criteria

1. The program director must monitor resident participation.

2. There must be an evaluation component.

3. There must be faculty oversight.

4. The activity must be monitored for effectiveness.

The ALiEM AIR Series:

What is it?

- Content based on CORD monthly testing schedule

- Identify recent social media content

- 9-person educator panel vetting using an internally derived scoring instrument

- Structured to qualify for III

AIR Curricular Design:

Resource Identification

Search of top 50 sites based on the Social Media Index within past 12 months

AIR Executive Board (9) evaluation

AIR Curricular Design:

Resource Identification

Search of top 50 sites based on the Social Media Index within past 12 months

AIR Executive Board (9) evaluation

AIR Scoring Instrument Items

1. Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM)

2. Content accuracy3. Educational utility 4. Evidence based medicine5. Reference citation

AIR Curricular Monthly Design

Search of open access blogs and podcasts from the top 50 sites based on the Social Media Index within past 12 months

AIR Executive Board (9) grade these resources

Those scoring ≥30 (out of 35) qualify as Approved Instructional Resource (AIR)

AIR Post List

AIR Resident Use

Residents complete Google Form multiple choice quiz

Residency directors (and designees) can access resident participation

Google Form

Individualized Interactive Instruction Criteria

1. The program director must monitor resident participation.

2. There must be an evaluation component.

3. There must be faculty oversight.

4. The activity must be monitored for effectiveness.

AIR Series: Impact

As of April 2014:• 7 modules• 37 participating U.S. residency programs• >1,400 resident quizzes completed

Does this AIR module improve

your clinical competency?

Strongly agree 569 (52.6%)Agree 461 (42.6%)Neutral 42 ( 3.9%)Disagree 7 ( 0.7%)Strongly disagree 3 ( 0.2%)

I plan to revisit the ALiEM AIR series

as a future educational resource?

Yes 1046 (98%)No 25 (2%)

Questions?Andy Grock, MDAndygrock@gmail.com