The Authors’ Own Words: Impact of a Brief Addiction Medicine Training Experience on Knowledge Self-assessment among Medical Learners

The Authors’ Own Words: We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Impact of a Brief Addiction Medicine Training Experience on Knowledge Self-assessment among Medical Learners

Jan Klimas, MSc, PhD; Keith Ahamad, MD; Christoper Fairgrieve, MD; Mark McLean, MD; Annabel Mead, MD; Seonaid Nolan, MD; & Evan Wood, MD, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

That the completion of an elective with a hospital-based Addiction Medicine Consult Team appeared to improve medical trainees’ knowledge can help routinely establish clinical training teams elsewhere. We found that both emerging and established physicians appear to be responsive to this type of raining. The learner self-assessment can provide valuable feedback to the consultants, who can then focus more on the un-improved areas.