Table 2:

Studies focusing on “trajectories”

Author, yearJournalCountryLocationDiscipline(s)ParticipantsDesignStudy topicDescription, justification or clarification
Armson et al., 2021 (84)Family MedicineUSAUniversity of CalgaryFamily medicine139 residentsFocus group studyResident perceptions of small-group learning in AHDJustification
Batalden et al., 2013 (109)Academic MedicineUSAHarvard, Cincinnati, Cornell NYInternal medicineNot specifiedQualitativeTransition from NC to AHDClarification
Cacamese et al., 2004 (85)Medical TeacherUSAJohns Hopkins UniversityInternal medicine13 residentsPre- and post-test resultsEffect of conference attendance on test scoresJustification
Eid et al., 2015 (86)BMC Medical EducationUSAMD Anderson Cancer CenterHemotology and oncologySurvey, interviewsMixed methodsEffectiveness of transition from NC to AHDJustification
Fitzgerald et al., 2003 (87)Academic MedicineUSAUniversity of California, Los AngelesInternal medicine81 residentsCross-sectionalExamine association between resident attendance and examination scoresJustification
Franklin et al., 2017 (88)Journal of Pediatric OrthopaedicsUSAPittsburgh and HamotOrthopedics196 residentsPre- and post-intervention test scoresEffect of pediatric teaching module on in-training examination scoresJustification
Gene Hern et al., 2009 (90)Academic Emergency MedicineUSA4 US emergency medicine programsEmergency medicine405 residentsAttendance and test resultsConference attendance and test scoresJustification
Goyal et al., 2019 (91)Diagnosis (Berlin)USAJohns Hopkins UniversityInternal medicineNot specifiedPilot study, descriptiveDescription of a focused morning-report format for internsJustification
Ha et al., 2014 (11)Journal of Graduate Medical EducationUSACleveland ClinicInternal medicine364 residentsPre- and post-test resultsTransition from NC to AHD: results of in-training examination scores and surveys of learning satisfaction before and afterJustification
House et al., 2017 (92)AEM Education & TrainingUSAChildren’s Hospital of PennsylvaniaPediatrics122 residentsRandomized crossover studySpaced education as an adjunct to traditional education effect on test scoresJustification
Limvorapitak et al., 2016 (30)J Medical Assoc ThailandThailandThammasat UniversityInternal medicine19 residentsCross-sectionalTest scores in internal medicineJustification
Lin et al., 2018 (32)Journal of Surgical EducationUSA and RwandaColorado, Harvard, KigaliSurgery, anesthesia, obstetrics55 residentsSurvey studySurgical safety program run by American surgery programs for a residency program in Kigali, RwandaDescription
McDonald et al., 2007 (93)Journal of General Internal MedicineUSAMayo ClinicInternal medicine195 residentsCross-sectionalTest scores in internal medicineJustification
McDonald et al., 2008 (94)Mayo Clinic ProceedingsUSAMayo ClinicInternal medicine195 residentsCross-sectionalExamine association of conference attendance with internal medicine in-training examination scoresJustification
Mehta et al., 2018 (95)Journal of Surgical EducationUSAUniversity of UtahPlastic surgery8 residentsPre- and post-intervention test scores90-min weekly didactic sessions and their impact on test scoresJustification
Meyer et al., 2018 (96)Academic RadiologyUSAMichigan MedicineRadiology54 residentsCross-sectionalConference attendance and test scoresJustification
Moreno et al., 2013 (58)Journal of Graduate Medical EducationUSAUniversity Wisconsin–MadisonPediatrics70 residentsPre- and post-surveyEliminated NC and implemented a new block formatDescription
Ozuah et al., 2001 (60)Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent MedicineUSAAlbert Einstein CollegePediatrics80 residentsCohort studyNo impact of problem-based learning impact on self-directed learningDescription
Parikh et al., 2008 (61)American Journal of SurgeryUSAUniversity of California, Los AngelesGeneral surgery60 residentsSurvey studyDescription of new structures lecturesDescription
Picciano et al., 2003 (98)Family MedicineUSAJFK Medical CenterFamily medicine20 residentsCohort studyEffectiveness of NCs for increasing residents’ knowledge for both short term (1 mo) and long term (7 mo)Justification
Raman et al., 2010 (99)Medical TeacherCanadaUniversity of Calgary and University of TorontoGastroenterology fellows10 (Calgary) + 10 (Toronto) gastroenterology fellowsProspective cohort studyComparison of AHD v. dispersed in a nutrition courseJustification
Riddell et al., 2017 (101)Journal of Graduate Medical EducationUSAUniversity of California, San Francisco–Fresno, San Fran General, University of Southern CaliforniaEmergency medicine73 residentsRandomized crossover studyTraditional v. flipped classroom in emergency medicineJustification
Rose et al., 2016 (102)Journal of Emergency MedicineUSAUniversity of Southern CaliforniaEmergency medicine17 residentsPre- and post-intervention test scoresTraditional v. flipped classroomJustification
Rucker et al., 2017 (103)Advances in Medical Education and PracticeUSAIndiana and WashingtonFamily medicineNot specifiedDescriptive studyEvidence-based medicine and technological literacyJustification
Sawatsky et al., 2014 (104)BMC Medical EducationUSAUniversity of PittsburghInternal medicine69 residents; 4 facultySurvey studySurveys and test scores after implementation of active learningJustification
Volerman et al., 2019 (105)BMC Medical EducationUSAUniversity of ChicagoPediatrics47 students and residentsSurvey studyTeam-based learningJustification
Winter et al., 2007 (106)Family MedicineUSAJFK Medical Center and Rutgers Univ.Family medicine17 residentsPre- and post-test score resultsNC attendance and test scoresJustification
Zastoupil et al., 2017 (107)Academic PediatricsUSAUniversity of ColoradoPediatricsNot specifiedMixed methodsTransition from NC to AHDsJustification
Zweifler et al., 1996 (108)Academic MedicineUSASan Francisco, Colorado, U. WashingtonFamily medicineNot specifiedDescriptive studyFirst description of AHDsJustification
  • Note: AHD = academic half day, NC = noon conference.