Rebecca B Hershow, Karen Wu, Nathaniel M Lewis, Alison T Milne, Dustin Currie, Amanda R Smith, Spencer Lloyd, Brian Orleans, Erin L Young, Brandi Freeman, Noah Schwartz, Bobbi Bryant, Catherine Espinosa, Yoshinori Nakazawa, Elizabeth Garza, Olivia Almendares, Winston E Abara, Daniel C Ehlman, Keith Waters, Mary Hill, Ilene Risk, Kelly Oakeson, Jacqueline E Tate, Hannah L Kirking, Angela Dunn, Snigdha Vallabhaneni, Adam L Hersh, Victoria T Chu
Low SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Elementary Schools - Salt Lake County, Utah, December 3, 2020-January 31, 2021
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
understanding statistical terms used measure treatment effect important evidenceinformed medical teaching practice explored knowledge terms among clinical faculty instruct mentor continuum medical learners inform medical faculty learning needs mixed methods study used questionnaire measure health professionals understanding measures treatment effect focus group explore perspectives learning applying teaching terms analyzed questionnaire data using descriptive statistics focus group data using thematic analysis analyzed responses clinical faculty physicians completed sections questionnaire n 137 overall approximately 55 highly confident understanding statistical terms selfreported understanding highest number needed treat 77 26 respondents correctly responded comprehension questions however 80 correctly responded least one questions significant association among selfreported understanding ability correctly calculate terms focus group clinicalmedical faculty n 4 revealed themes mentorship support resources beliefs value statistical literacy found half clinical faculty members highly confident understanding relative absolute terms despite limitations selfassessment data study provides evidence selfassessment reliable recognizing faculty development mandatory clinical faculty many centers notion faculty may benefit mentorship critical appraisal topics may appropriate first engage support influential clinical faculty rather using broad strategy achieve universal statistical literacy second senior leadership medical education support continuous learning providing paid protected time faculty incorporate evidence teaching