Benchmark Performance of Emergency Medicine Residents in Pediatric Resuscitation: Are We Optimizing Education and Does Length of Training Matter?
Graduating US EM residents demonstrated moderate pediatric resuscitation performance with critical deficits in basic life support, medication dosing, and hemodynamic management. Program length did not impact outcomes. Findings underscore the need for structured, simulation-based PEM curricula to improve pediatric education during EM training.
Authors
- Marleny Beltrán Franco
- Maybelle Kou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1233-1849)
- Mary J. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1712-1549)
- Barbara Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2958-6872)
- Kyle Schoppel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6274-0640)
- Stephanie Stapleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-1943)
- Travis Whitfill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3277-4380)
- Robyn Wing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2317-0654)
- Mariju Baluyot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0851-7234)
- Nicole Novotny
- Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation (ImPACTS)
- Alexander Croft
Institutions
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Ochsner Health System (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Inova Fairfax Hospital (US)
- Sparrow Hospital (US)
- Riley Hospital for Children (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Hasbro Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Wisconsin American Family Children's Hospital (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AEM Education and Training
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70139
- Primary Topic
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- R Baby Foundation
- Yale University
- Brown University
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- University of Pennsylvania
- Michigan State University
- Inspire Foundation
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- College of Engineering, Michigan State University
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania