Improving resident confidence with a low-cost interventional spine course.

Background: Procedure training is highly desired by residents pursuing a career in interventional pain medicine; however, the opportunities for hands-on training may vary amongst residency programs for various reasons.

Objective: To evaluate the change in residents' self-perceive competence after participation in a novel low-cost resident interventional spine course, as well as how resident experience (years of training) influences change over time. This article offers step-by-step details on how to implement a resident interventional spine course.

Investigating the role of feedback and motivation in clinical reaction time assessment.

Objective: To investigate the influence of performance feedback and motivation during 2 tests of simple visuomotor reaction time (RT).

Design: Cross-sectional, observational study.

Setting: Outpatient academic physiatry clinic.