A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. / The Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC) is a one day course given to
trauma personnel at various rural medical centers across the United States with the goal of
improving care to injured patients in such areas. The purpose of this study is to determine the
retention of RTTDC knowledge by those trained, as well as the migration rates of trainees out of
these sites. The teaching of the RTTDC includes both pre‐test and post‐test assessments to
ensure proper skills were learned. There was a statistically significant increase in score from the
average course pre‐test score of 76.9% to the average course post‐test score of 92.1%. At this
interim analysis, plotting the study post‐test scores over time since the course was given does
reveal a pattern of decreased scores over time. The average study post‐test score of 88.8% is
only slightly below the average initial post‐test score of 92.1%, though this was not significant.
When assessed by individual questions, the participants scored significantly worse with
questions addressing initial approach to the trauma patient and management of burn patients.
There was no significant difference in scores between trauma team role. In this data set, the
percentage of trainees remaining at course sites was 100%, though this was not expected based on previous studies. Our goal of 200 participants to achieve power has not been met at this time, but this could be established if more sites become involved, thus providing significant feedback for possible course revision.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/623228 |
| Date | 24 April 2017 |
| Creators | Bennett, Brock |
| Contributors | The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Detlefs, Corey MD |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the College of Medicine - Phoenix, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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