Virtual, Augmented, and Alternate Reality in Medical Education: Socially Distanced but Fully Immersed.

Background: Advancements in technology continue to transform the landscape of medical education. The need for technology-enhanced distance learning has been further accelerated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The relatively recent emergence of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and alternate reality has expanded the possible applications of simulation-based education (SBE) outside of the traditional simulation laboratory, making SBE accessible asynchronously and in geographically diverse locations.

A Novel Ambulatory Curriculum for Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Training.

Dedicated ambulatory training during pulmonary and critical care medicine (PCCM) fellowships is often limited. A novel 2-year longitudinal outpatient pulmonary fellowship curriculum was previously developed, piloted, and studied. The exportability and potential impact of this ambulatory curriculum on PCCM fellowship training nationally is not known.

Fellowship Education in Interstitial Lung Disease. A National Survey of Program Directors and Trainees.

Whether graduating pulmonary and critical care medicine (PCCM) fellows feel adequately trained in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains unknown. In addition, there are no published data describing the current approach to educating trainees about ILD. To characterize the present state of ILD training during fellowship and to determine graduating PCCM fellows' perceived abilities to diagnose and manage ILD.

Google Glass Video Capture of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Events: A Pilot Simulation Study.

Background: Video recording of resuscitation from fixed camera locations has been used to assess adherence to guidelines and provide feedback on performance. However, inpatient cardiac arrests often happen in unpredictable locations and crowded rooms, making video recording of these events problematic.

Objective: We sought to understand the feasibility of Google Glass (GG) as a method for recording inpatient cardiac arrests and capturing salient resuscitation factors for post-event review.

Changing the Ambulatory Training Paradigm. Design and Implementation of an Outpatient Pulmonology Fellowship Curriculum.

Rationale: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has mandated that pulmonary fellows practice evidence-based medicine "across multiple care settings." Currently, most clinical fellowship training is inpatient based, suggesting that more robust fellowship training in outpatient pulmonology is needed. No standardized ambulatory pulmonary curriculum is currently available.

Patient Satisfaction: Why and How Patients Grade You and Your Pulmonary Practice.

Patient satisfaction is an important factor for consideration in pulmonary practice management. Although evidence regarding the correlation of patient satisfaction with care quality remains mixed, there is an increasing national emphasis on the importance of patient experience in physician reimbursement, credentialing, and public opinion. The introduction of the Affordable Care Act and value-based care purchasing has tied a portion of reimbursement to patient experience surveys and other metrics related to care quality rather than quantity.