Formation and Evaluation of an Academic Elective for Residents in a Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program.

Background Recently, there has been increasing focus on skills that are crucial for success in residency that is not explicitly taught. Specifically, the four domains of teaching skills, evidence appraisal, wellness, and education on structural racism have been identified as topics that are important and underrepresented in current resident education curriculums, largely due to time constraints. Methods A task force consisting of one post-graduate year 2 (PGY-2) resident, one PGY-4 resident, the Associate Program Director, and the Program Director of the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency program was formed to explore current deficiencies in resident curriculum and to research possible solutions.