Renal Fellow Network

Engagement in Free Open Access Medical Education by US Nephrology Fellows

“…In this survey-based quantitative study of self-identified FOAMed engagement among current nephrology fellows, we built on prior research by describing how and why fellows are using FOAMed. 6,8,20,32 We found that 74% (300/404) of fellows reported using a FOAMed resource in their training with roughly equal distribution across various FOAMed types (Table 3). The increased FOAMed use seen across fellows when compared with 2021 survey data must be interpreted cautiously.…”

“…8 Prior research has assessed single FOAMed resources focusing on implementation feasibility, 9,10 learner satisfaction, 11,12 and frequency of use, 13,14 yet there is a paucity of data demonstrating how learners are approaching the landscape of FOAMed in its entirety. Studies from the larger FOAMed community have called for additional research assessing FOAMed's effect on educational outcomes, 2,5,[15][16][17][18][19] including connections to the international community, [20][21][22] accommodation to a variety of learning styles, 23,24 and shared teaching resources between programs. 25,26 To assess the impact of FOAMed on fellow education, we first need to better characterize the landscape of FOAMed usage among the fellows.…”

Online Learning for Infectious Disease Fellows—A Needs Assessment

“…Likewise, a group of ID fellows, including 3 of the authors, has launched the Infectious Diseases Fellows Network, which has been creating educational content for ID fellows through a website and on Twitter (@ID_fellows) with faculty oversight. Similarly, a repository of board-style questions has been created on Twitter by many fellowship programs (@WuidQ [ 7 ], @MayoClinicINFD, @IUIDfellowship), and recently a fellow-driven initiative has curated board-style questions via a gamification phone app as preparation for the ID boards (@IDfellowscup) [ 19 ]. Finally, the Febrile Podcast has also been well received among ID fellows.…”

“…As a result, several specialties have used FOAMed to create robust online communities that span social media platforms. For example, the field of nephrology has excelled in using a combination of Twitter, blogging, and podcasting to create interactive yet asynchronous events, simulated cases, and live journal clubs that deliver education to trainees and nephrologists [ 6 ], resulting in positive changes in their education [ 7 ].…”

NephMadness: Lessons from Seven Years on the Leading Edge of Social Media Medical Education

“…He picked Dr Kenar Jhaveri to create eAJKD, an academic blog, and Dr Jhaveri added several other medical educators using blogs to participate. Among this cohort was Dr Matt Sparks, who was leading the collaborative blog, Renal Fellow Network 11 and Dr Joel Topf who was running his personal blog, Precious Bodily Fluids. eAJKD, whose name would later change to AJKD blog, published commentaries about original investigations in the journal as well as interviews with the authors about their research.…”