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children tracheostomies high risk morbidity mortality pediatric resident physicians routinely taught skills care vulnerable patient population reports link educational interventions improved patient outcomes study evaluates impact intensive educational training program pediatric residents observed skills tracheostomydependent patient outcomes pediatric postgraduate year 2 pgy2 resident physicians rotating inpatient pediatric pulmonology month childrens hospital colorado july 20182019 participated pediatric resident education pulmonary prep boot camp intensive educational program interactive lecture simulation experience patients tracheostomydependence pgy2s partook prep pgy3s rotated prep initiation invited studied primary outcomes included 1 resident skills assessed direct observation simulation encounters 2 rates intensive care unit icu transfers tracheostomydependent patients following acute events introduction prep hypothesized increased education would enhance resident skills improve patient outcomes decreasing rate icu transfers pgy2 residents retained skills learned prep 11 months following initial participation significantly outperformed pgy3 counterparts significant decrease icu transfer rate patients tracheostomies admitted pulmonary team 19 months following initiation prep enhanced early education may improve resident physicians ability care complex patients tracheostomies could improve outcomes highrisk population