Autism Training in Pediatric Residency: Evaluation of a Case-Based Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Major, Nili E.; Peacock, Georgina; Ruben, Wendy; Thomas, Jana; Weitzman, Carol C.
Titel	Autism Training in Pediatric Residency: Evaluation of a Case-Based Curriculum
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (2013) 5, S.1171-1177 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-012-1662-1
Schlagwörter	Autism; Child Health; Physicians; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Curriculum; Child Development; Child Behavior; Pretests Posttests; Knowledge Level; Competence; Graduate Medical Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Kindesentwicklung; Wissensbasis; Kompetenz
Abstract	Despite recent studies indicating the high prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), there has been little focus on improving ASD education during pediatric residency training. The objective of this study was to evaluate a new curriculum developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau about ASDs. "Autism Case Training (ACT): A Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Curriculum" consists of 7 case-based teaching modules. Modules were facilitated by faculty at 26 pediatric residency programs and data were obtained on 114 residents. Pre- and post-test data revealed significant short-term improvements in residents' knowledge and self-assessed competence regarding ASDs. Findings suggest that the ACT curriculum is effective in enhancing training about ASDs in pediatric residency programs. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10