An Untold Story: The Feelings of Pediatric Residents Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic and What They Can Teach Us Today.

Objective: To understand the feelings of pediatrics residents early in the COVID-19 pandemic and to offer insights still relevant today.

Methods: We performed a thematic analysis exploring resident feelings early in the pandemic using free-text responses on a national survey distributed between May and June 2020. We analyzed responses from the following multi-part free text question embedded in the larger survey, "Which of the following feelings have you experienced in your role as a pediatric resident during the COVID-19 pandemic" with response prompts including relief, guilt, pride, sadness, worry, fear, and other.

Pediatric Residents' Procedural Competency Requirements: A National Needs Assessment of Program Directors and Chief Residents.

Background: There is increased learner competition for a shrinking pool of procedural training opportunities and indications in pediatrics. This study aimed to describe pediatric residency program directors' (PDs) and chief residents' (CRs) perspectives about whether procedural requirements for pediatric residents should be reformed and individualized.

Methods: This was a survey-based, mixed methods study of PDs and CRs affiliated with the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD).

Impact of an Interactive, Animation-Based Electroencephalography Curriculum on Learner Confidence and Knowledge.

Background: There is a national need for innovative electroencephalography (EEG) education with efficacy evaluated by rigorous statistical analysis. We created a dynamic, online resource that includes a series of animated videos at a single academic medical center.

Methods: For the animations and interactive module, we used VideoScribe and Articulate, respectively.