Open AccessThe Status of the Clinicopathologic Conference in Academic Medical Centers
Author(s) -
Heudebert Gustavo R.,
McKinney W. Paul
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of general internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.746
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1525-1497
pISSN - 0884-8734
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00282.x
Subject(s) - medicine , likert scale , popularity , family medicine , value (mathematics) , confidence interval , medical education , residency training , medline , psychology , statistics , continuing education , social psychology , developmental psychology , mathematics , political science , law
To determine the current level of use, characteristics, and perceived value of the clinicopathologic conference (CPC), we sent a 22‐item survey questionnaire to the program directors of internal medicine residency training programs. Of the 278 residency training programs that returned questionnaires, 221 (80%) indicated that they held CPCs regularly. The conference received a mean rating (Likert scale 1 = best to 5 = worst) of 2.2 (95% confidence interval 2.2, 2.3) for both its perceived educational value and its popularity. The CPC remains widely used in internal medicine training programs. Although relatively few programs have rigorous guidelines for preparation and evaluation of their presentations, the CPC is generally viewed as being popular and having sound educational value.