Development and Validation of a Multimedia Pediatric Cardiology Assessment Tool for Pediatric Resident Trainees

Purpose: Pediatric cardiology requires a clear understanding of how cardiovascular structure and physiology guide therapeutic decisions. Pediatric residents have limited exposure to pediatric cardiology during training, and outside of standard clinical oversight, there is a paucity of methods available for assessing trainee knowledge despite the need for trainees to recognize and properly refer these patients in a general pediatric setting after graduation. Here we describe a multicenter collaborative effort to develop and validate a multimedia assessment tool for assessing pediatric residents’ knowledge of key concepts of …